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Byards Leap
Byards Leap — village in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ancaster · 5.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Byards Leap is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 53.0327°, -0.5252°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: High Dyke SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Byard's Leap is a hamlet in the civil parish of Cranwell, Brauncewell and Byard's Leap, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) west from Cranwell. The hamlet is associated with various legends. Byard's Leap is associated with the activities of the Knights Templar, who perhaps held tournaments and jousts on the site. It lay at the southern end of their Temple Bruer military training ground.
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Background
History
Bayard Leap was formerly an extra-parochial tract. In 1858 Byards Leap became a separate civil parish, then on 1 April 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Cranwell to form Cranwell and Byards Leap. In 1921 the parish had a population of 21.
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- Coordinates
- 53.0327, -0.5252
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- North Kesteven
- Parish
- Cranwell, Brauncewell and Byard's Leap
- Postcode
- NG34 8EY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sleaford and North Hykeham
- Nearest railway station
- Ancaster — 5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q611992 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Byard's Leap (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Byards Leap - geograph.org.uk - 130593.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Byards Leap?
- Byards Leap is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NG34 8EY), in the parish of Cranwell, Brauncewell and Byard's Leap.
- Is Byards Leap a protected site?
- Yes — Byards Leap is part of the High Dyke SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Byards Leap free to visit?
- Yes, Byards Leap is free to enter.
- How do I get to Byards Leap?
- The nearest railway station is Ancaster, about 5.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NG34 8EY.