Temple Ewell
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| Temple Ewell shown within Kent | |
| Population | 1,669 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TR287443 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DOVER |
| Postcode district | CT16 |
| Dialling code | 01304 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
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Temple Ewell is a civil parish and historic village in the county of Kent, England. The village is part of the Dover district of Kent, and forms part of the Dover urban area. It is situated three miles North West of the town of Dover.
Situated in the Dour valley, Temple Ewell is surrounded by nature reserves and conservation areas. The village has a parish church, a village hall and a primary school. It also has a local shop and post office, and an 18th-century public house.
Temple Ewell is served by Kearsney railway station, which is situated between the villages of Temple Ewell, Kearsney and River.
The 2001 Census records a population including Kearnsey , of 1,696 for Temple Ewell, falling to 1,669 at the 2011 Census.
The name Ewell is derived from the Old English word ǣwielm, meaning river source or spring, and is so called because one of the sources of the River Dour rises on the village outskirts at a place called Watersend and flows through the village towards Dover. The prefix Temple indicates that at one time the village was owned by the Knights Templar.
The village of Temple Ewell (not to be confused with Ewell village in Surrey) was founded sometime before the 8th century, and is first mentioned by name in a charter of c.772 as Æwille. In the Domesday Book of 1086, it is named Ewelle or Etwelle, and is recorded as having a manor house, five watermills, and about fifty dwellings around a small wooden Saxon church. At this time, the village was owned by Bishop Odo, the half-brother of William the Conqueror.
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