Robin Hood (Northowram)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 53.74028, -1.831376 |
| Adm. div. | West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Vicinity | In or near Northowam |
| Type | Area |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Defunct |
| First Record | 1790 |
Northowram, in or near which the field named 'Robin Hood' was situated.
In lieu of Robin Hood, the field: St Matthew's Parish Church, Northowram / Mark Anderson, 1 Sep. 2005, Creative Commons, via Geograph.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-08-20. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-07.
A field named 'Robin Hood' is mentioned in a 1790 entry in the Wakefield manor court rolls recording the surrender of lands in or near Northowram.
The entry (see Records below) includes the names of several other pieces of land: 'the Lees in Northowram', '11 acres of land, called the Ing, Little Ing, First and Second Lower Field, Lee Wood, Lower, Middle and Upper Brow, Star Field, Robin Hood and Field Next to Robin Hood'. It has not proved possible to locate any of these with any certainty. All that can be said, therefore, is that 'Robin Hood' was situated in or near Northowram.
Records
1790 - Court Rolls of Manor of Wakefield (1)
[1790:]
18 Hipperholme, surrender by the hands of James Pearson, 28 Aug
ELIZABETH BOTTOMLEY of Shibden, spinster, to herself for life without impeachment of waste, then to MARY BOTTOMLEY of same, spinster, her natural daughter, for life without impeachment of waste [...] mess at the Lees in Northowram with garden, barn, cottages, a dye-house converted into cottages and with 11 acres of land, called the Ing, [p. 11:] Little Ing, First and Second Lower Field, Lee Wood, Lower, Middle and Upper Brow, Star Field, Robin Hood and Field Next to Robin Hood, by estimation 31 days' work; all now in the occupation of ELIZABETH. Consideration: in indenture of even date herewith produced in court, between: 1) ELIZABETH, 2) MARY, 3) John Holt of Northowram, farmer. Fine: 6s. Rent: 2s compounded.[1]
18 Hipperholme, surrender by the hands of James Pearson, 28 Aug
ELIZABETH BOTTOMLEY of Shibden, spinster, to herself for life without impeachment of waste, then to MARY BOTTOMLEY of same, spinster, her natural daughter, for life without impeachment of waste [...] mess at the Lees in Northowram with garden, barn, cottages, a dye-house converted into cottages and with 11 acres of land, called the Ing, [p. 11:] Little Ing, First and Second Lower Field, Lee Wood, Lower, Middle and Upper Brow, Star Field, Robin Hood and Field Next to Robin Hood, by estimation 31 days' work; all now in the occupation of ELIZABETH. Consideration: in indenture of even date herewith produced in court, between: 1) ELIZABETH, 2) MARY, 3) John Holt of Northowram, farmer. Fine: 6s. Rent: 2s compounded.[1]
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-311.
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.2 (1893; surveyed 1891–92)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.2 (1908; rev. 1905)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.2 (1922; rev. 1914–15)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.2 (1933; rev. 1930)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.6 (1893; surveyed 1891–92)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.6 (1907; rev. 1905) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.6 (1907; rev. 1905)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.6 (1922; rev. 1915)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.6 (1933; rev. 1930)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.5 (1894; surveyed 1888–89)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.5 (1907; rev. 1905)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.5 (1922; rev. 1914–15)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.5 (1933; rev. 1930)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.1 (1893; surveyed 1891–92)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.1 (1908; rev. 1905)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.1 (1922; rev. 1914–15)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.1 (1933; rev. 1930)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 231 (1854; surveyed 1849–50). Not online.
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.NW (1894; surveyed 1888–92)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.NW (1908; rev. 1905) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.NW (1908; rev. 1905)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.NW (1930; rev. 1930)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.NW (1946; rev. 1938)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXI.NW (1949; rev. 1948).
Background
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