Percy's Leap, Northumberland
Percy's Leap is the site of two lying stones in Northumberland. In the Battle of Hedgeley Moor on 25 April 1464, legend has it that the two stones mark the leap of the horse of Sir Ralph Percy (House of Lancaster) at the height of the battle. The site is within the council area of Northumberland.
Place Type: Mediæval Monument
Historic County: Northumberland
Lat, Long: 55.472022,-1.9229682
Grid Reference: NU 0496 1980
Civil Parish: Roddam CP
Council Area: Northumberland CA
Strategic Authority Area: North East SA
Police Area: Northumbria PA
GBPN ID: 303814
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Percy's_Leap,_Northumberland_303814
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Place Type: Mediæval Monument
Historic County: Northumberland
Lat, Long: 55.472022,-1.9229682
Grid Reference: NU 0496 1980
Civil Parish: Roddam CP
Council Area: Northumberland CA
Strategic Authority Area: North East SA
Police Area: Northumbria PA
GBPN ID: 303814
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Percy's_Leap,_Northumberland_303814
Peruse Northumberland on Wikishire

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