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Byards Leap
Byard's Leap is a hamlet in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately west from Cranwell, and is part of the civil parish of Cranwell, Brauncewell and Byard's Leap. 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. Legend The story, re-told by Ethel Rudkin, states there was a witch called Old Meg, an evil crone who plagued the local villagers from her cave or hut in a spinney near the turning to Sleaford on Ermine Street, here called High Dike. She was a bane of the countryside and caused the crops to whither. A local champion, a retired soldier, came forward in response to the villagers' requests, and he asserted that he could kill her by driving a sword through her heart. To select a horse suitable for this task, he went to a pond where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Kesteven
North Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The district is located to the east of Nottinghamshire, north-east of Leicestershire and south of the city of Lincoln. Its council, North Kesteven District Council, is based in Sleaford in the former offices of Kesteven County Council. Notable towns and villages in the district include Cranwell, Metheringham, North Hykeham, Sleaford and Waddington. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a merger of the previous urban district of Sleaford, along with East Kesteven Rural District and North Kesteven Rural District, all from the administrative county of Kesteven, which was abolished. Geography North Kesteven borders West Lindsey (along the Foss Dyke and the River Witham) and the city of Lincoln to the north, East Lindsey to the north-east (along the River Witham), Boston (borough) to the east, South Holland to the south-east, South Kesteven to the south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Cranwell
Royal Air Force Cranwell or more simply RAF Cranwell is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, close to the village of Cranwell, near Sleaford. Among other functions, it is home to the Royal Air Force College (RAFC), which trains the RAF's new officers and Aircrew. The motto, ''Altium Altrix'', meaning "Nurture the highest" appears above the main doors of the Officers Mess. RAF Cranwell is currently commanded by Group Captain Joanne Campbell. History The history of military aviation at Cranwell goes back to November 1915,Halpenny (1981), p.74 when the Admiralty requisitioned 2,500 acres (10 km2) of land from the Marquess of Bristol's estate. On 1 April 1916, the "Royal Naval Air Service Training Establishment, Cranwell" was officially born. In 1917 a dedicated railway station was established for the RNAS establishment on a new single track branch line from Sleaford, the train being known as The Cranwell Flyer.A J Ludlam, ''The RAF Cranwell Railway'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byards Leap
Byard's Leap is a hamlet in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately west from Cranwell, and is part of the civil parish of Cranwell, Brauncewell and Byard's Leap. 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. Legend The story, re-told by Ethel Rudkin, states there was a witch called Old Meg, an evil crone who plagued the local villagers from her cave or hut in a spinney near the turning to Sleaford on Ermine Street, here called High Dike. She was a bane of the countryside and caused the crops to whither. A local champion, a retired soldier, came forward in response to the villagers' requests, and he asserted that he could kill her by driving a sword through her heart. To select a horse suitable for this task, he went to a pond where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willoughton Preceptory
Willoughton Preceptory was a holding of the Knights Templar in Lincolnshire, England. The preceptory stood at the farm still called Temple Garth. Willoughton, founded during the reign of Stephen, was the richest of the English houses of the Templars. After the suppression of the order in 1312 the house passed to the Hospitallers in 1338. It was dissolved in 1540, the lands passing to King's College, Cambridge. See also Other Lincolnshire Templar preceptories * Aslackby Preceptory, Kesteven () *Eagle, Kesteven () * Temple Bruer Preceptory *Witham Preceptory, Kesteven () Lincolnshire Templar ''camerae'' and granges * Bottesford, Lindsey . Cell of Willougton() *Temple Belwood, Belton, North Lincolnshire *Grantham Angel and Royal *Gainsborough, Lincolnshire *Great Limber, Lindsey () *Horkstow Horkstow is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England, south-west from Barton-upon-Humber, south from South Ferriby and north from Brigg. It lies on the B1204, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witham Preceptory
Withham Preceptory, one of the smallest Knights Templar preceptories in England, was founded, before 1164, at Temple Hill, near South Witham, Lincolnshire, and was abandoned in the early 14th century. The site of the former preceptory at Temple Hill, South Witham. It 'has been largely under pasture' since the Knights Templar left in 1308. Founding and establishment Margaret Percy and Hubert de Rie were "great benefactors, if not founders" of the preceptory, which began as "a simple hall with outbuildings" before 1164. Development in the early 13th century led to a "regularly laid-out farmstead complex" comprising "two halls, a chapel, kitchens and agricultural and industrial buildings". The site, which has the River Witham at the base of the hill, and the river's source, half a mile distant, also included a water-mill, fishponds and "other water-control features". Chapel The rectangular chapel, constructed between 1200 and 1220, was unusual for a Knights Templar preceptory, as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horkstow
Horkstow is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England, south-west from Barton-upon-Humber, south from South Ferriby and north from Brigg. It lies on the B1204, and east from the navigable River Ancholme.''Kelly's Trade Directory 1900'' northlincs.com; retrieved 20 June 2011 It is one of the five "Low Villages" – , Bonby, , Horkstow and South Ferriby – between Brigg and the |
Great Limber
Great Limber is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 271. It is on the A18, west from Grimsby and 8 miles east from Brigg. In 1885 ''Kelly's Directory'' noted a Wesleyan chapel, built in 1841. The parish of , including of woodland, was farmed on four and five field systems, and produced chiefly wheat, barley and turnips. Its population in 1881 was 489.''Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull'' 1885, pp. 516, 517 Great Limber Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Peter. It is built in Norman and Decorated styles, consisting of chancel, nave, and aisles, with attached chapels and south porch, and a low crenellated west tower with three bells. The church was partly restored in 1873.Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' pp. 195, 196; Methuen & Co. Ltd. Its chancel is mostly Victorian, although its arch is 13th-century as is the font. An 1890 sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle, Lincolnshire
Eagle is a village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated south-west from Lincoln and east from North Scarle. Eagle is part of the civil parish of Eagle and Swinethorpe. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 793. All Saints Anglican church dates from the 13th century and is Grade II listed. It was rebuilt in the 18th century and again in 1904.Cox, J. Charles (1916) ''Lincolnshire'' p. 120; Methuen & Co. Ltd The village has a primary school, post office, village hall, park, nursing home, playing field, and public house. Toponymy Scholars believe that the name means "Oak-tree wood or clearing.", from Old English ''āc'', an oak-tree and Old English ''lēah'', a forest, wood, glade or clearing, and in consequence, there is no connection to the large bird of prey, the eagle. History Eagle appears in ''Domesday Book'': the landowners were: Roger of Poitou (property formerly by Arnketill Barn), Durand Malet, Odo the Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsey (government District)
The Parts of Lindsey are a traditional division of Lincolnshire, England, covering the northern part of the county. The Isle of Axholme, which is on the west side of the River Trent, has normally formed part of it. The district's name originated from the Kingdom of Lindsey of Anglo-Saxon times, whose territories were merged with that of Stamford to form Lincolnshire. Local government When the English shires were established, Lindsey became part of Lincolnshire. It, and each of Kesteven and Holland, acquired the formal designation of Parts of Lincolnshire. Thus it became the Parts of Lindsey. Lindsey was itself divided into three ridings: the North, West and South Ridings, which in turn were divided into wapentakes. The West Riding covered the western part, including Gainsborough, Scunthorpe and Spital. The North Riding covered the north-east, including Barton upon Humber, Caistor, Cleethorpes, Brigg, Grimsby and Market Rasen. The South Riding covered the rest, in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bottesford Preceptory
Bottesford Preceptory was sited at Bottesford, just to the south of Scunthorpe, in Lindsey, England. It was on low-lying land, near the Bottesford Beck, about 3 miles (5 km) to the west of the escarpment of the Lincoln Cliff limestone upland, and about the same distance to the east of the River Trent. A preceptory was a community of the Knights Templar who lived on one of that order's estates in the charge of its preceptor. A preceptory also referred to the estate and its buildings. The present Bottesford Manor is believed to have been the gatehouse to the preceptory. Templars Bath, a spring in the field behind Bottesford Manor, is now hardly discernible, being simply a gathering of stones. The bath has been attributed to the Romans but others believe it was a dipping bath or well used by the Templar workers. It was once used as a "magic" health-giving spring. Travellers would drink its waters and leave cloth offerings (a "rag well"). This healing property was probably asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kesteven
The Parts of Kesteven ( or ) are a traditional division of Lincolnshire, England. This division had long had a separate county administration (quarter sessions), along with the two other Parts of Lincolnshire, Lindsey and Holland. Etymology The word ''Kesteven'' is supposed to have derived from two root words: the Celtic ' meaning wood (compare Modern Welsh ') and the Old Norse ', a meeting place. The earliest record of the place-name is c1000 and was spelt , developing into by 1185. Administrative areas Wapentakes and Sokes Historically, Lincolnshire was divided into wapentakes, hundreds and sokes. The following made up Kesteven: * Aswardburn Wapentake * Aveland Wapentake * Beltisloe Wapentake * Boothby Graffo Wapentake * Flaxwell Wapentake * Langoe Wapentake * Lovedon Wapentake * Ness Wapentake * Winnibriggs and Threo Wapentake * Borough and Soke of Grantham * Stamford Borough Local Government Act 1888 The three parts were given separate elected county councils ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aslackby Preceptory
Aslackby Preceptory in Lincolnshire lay to the south-east of Aslackby Church. Until about 1891 a tower, possibly of the preceptory church, together with a vaulted undercroft, survived as part the Temple farmhouse. Temple farmhouse was subsequently rebuilt and a 15th-century window and a stone pinnacle remain in the garden History of the preceptory The preceptory was, according to William Dugdale, founded either in or before 1164. This is recorded in Dugdale’s ''Monasticom'', which states that Hubert de Rye presented the Templars with church of Aslackby with its chapel "in the year when Thomas, archbishop of Canterbury departed from the King at Northampton" – i.e., 1164. After the order was suppressed in the first decade of the 14th century, the property passed to Temple Bruer. The Templars The word ''preceptory'' is used for the community of the Knights Templar which lived on one of the order's estates in the charge of its preceptor. From that its meaning was extended to incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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