Byard's Leap

Byard's Leap
Byard's Leap
Byard's Leap is located in Lincolnshire
Byard's Leap
Byard's Leap
Location within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceSK990494
• London105 mi (169 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSleaford
Postcode districtNG34
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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Lincolnshire
53°01′58″N 0°31′31″W / 53.032730°N 0.525150°W / 53.032730; -0.525150

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.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Page, William, ed. (1906)
  2. ^ "Byard's Leap (Bayards Leap)". Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Temple Bruer". Papadonkey.net. Retrieved 27 October 2012.