Robin Hood Pit (Flimby) (1)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | Near 54.6828, -3.4854 ? |
| Adm. div. | Cumberland |
| Vicinity | c. 2 km ESE of Flimby? |
| Type | Establishment |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Defunct |
| First Record | 1855 |
Conjectured, approximate location of the first Robin Hood Pit, operated by the Robin Hood Colliery a.k.a. Flimby Colliery.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-02-24. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-06.
This pit was operated by the Robin Hood Colliery of Flimby. See further the page on the colliery.
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
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLV (1867; rev. 1864-65)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLV.SW (1900; rev. 1899)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLV.SW (1900; rev. 1899) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLV.SW (1927; rev. 1923)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLV.SW (c. 1933; rev. 1923)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLV.SW (c. 1945; rev. 1923)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLV.SW (c. 1949; rev. 1947)
- Durham Mining Museum: Flimby Colliery 1862.
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