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Original Text (Annotation: EPW043133 / 2017091)
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The Nevison Leap Hotel, names after the famous exploits of John (Jack) Nevison who lept a wide ravine in the road to escape his pursuers in 1676
Supposedly nicknamed Swift Nick by King Charles II after a renowned 200-mile (320 km) dash from Kent to York to establish an alibi for a robbery he had committed earlier that day. '