Robin Hood (Wharton)
Locality | |
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Coordinate | 53.20585, -2.490153 |
Adm. div. | Cheshire |
Vicinity | In Wharton; Bounded by Bostock Road (A533) to the E and N, by an industrial estate on the W |
Type | Area |
Interest | Robin Hood name |
Status | Defunct? |
First Record | 1838 |
A.k.a. | Robin hood |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-04-22. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-05-08.
A plot of land in Wharton, bounded by Bostock Road (A533) to the east and north and by an industrial estate on the west, was known as 'Robin Hood' in 1838.
It figures in the tithe award for the township of Wharton in the parish of Davenham (1838) as 'Robin hood' (sic), with James France France (sic), Esq., as landowner and Thomas Alwood as occupier. Its state of cultivation is given as 'Pasture', its area as 15 acres, 3 roods and 35 perches (64623.24 m2).[1]
Since we have found no modern references to this 'Robin Hood', we assume that the name is no longer in use. The situation and outline of the plot can be seen in the detail of the tithe map included in the image gallery below.
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.
MS sources
- Tithe award for Wharton in the paris of Davenham (1838) (Piece 05, Sub-Piece 424, Image 016, #169 – at The Genealogist) (£)
- Tithe map for Wharton in the paris of Davenham (1838) (Piece 05, Sub-Piece 424, Sub-Image 001, #169 – at The Genealogist) (£).
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Cheshire XLI.6 (c. 1876; surveyed c. 1873). No copy in NLS]
- 25" O.S. map Cheshire XLI.6 (1898; rev. 1897) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Cheshire XLI.6 (1898; rev. 1897)
- 25" O.S. map Cheshire XLI.6 (1909; rev. 1908)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XLI (1882; surveyed 1874–75)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XLI.NW (1899; rev. 1897) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XLI.NW (1899; rev. 1897)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XLI.NW (1911; rev. 1908)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XLI.NW (c. 1945; rev. 1938).
Notes
- ↑ Tithe award for Wharton in the paris of Davenham (1838) (Piece 05, Sub-Piece 424, Image 016, #169 – at The Genealogist) (£); Tithe map for Wharton in the paris of Davenham (1838) (Piece 05, Sub-Piece 424, Sub-Image 001, #169 – at The Genealogist) (£).
Image gallery
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'Robin Hood' is the plot numbered 169 in the upper-left corner of the map area. Detail of 1838 MS tithe map. Note map orientation / © Crown Copyright Images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England. www.NationalArchives.gov.uk & www.TheGenealogist.co.uk.