Knights Templar in England
An inventory by Geoffrey Fitz Stephen reveals that by 1185, the Order of the Knights Templar had extensive holdings in London, Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Salop, Oxfordshire, Cornwall, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. The involvement of Templars in financial matters is highlighted by Walter of Coventry's story of Gilbert de Ogrestan, the Knight Templar accused of embezzling taxes collected in the Saladin tithe of 1188. He was severely punished by his contemporary Master.
Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem
The order exists in each country under different jurisdictions. In America, the OSMTH is known as the "Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem, Inc." (SMOTJ) - this being the English rendering of the Latin name. They should not be confused with a multitude of other self-styled "Knights Templar", or the Masonic Knights Templar.