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John Nevison blue plaque

Pontefract, Wakefield, England, United Kingdom

John Nevison blue plaque

Nevison's Leap Named after John or William Nevison 1639-1685, a notorious highwayman reputed to have leapt on horseback across the then narrower road cutting to escape his pursuers. Dick Turpin's ride from London to York was in fact a feat of Nevison's.

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