Robin Hood Road (Skegness)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 53.143353, 0.331635 |
| Adm. div. | Lincolnshire |
| Vicinity | In Skegness |
| Type | Thoroughfare |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Extant |
| First Record | |
Robin Hood Road.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-12-22. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-06.
Robin Hood Road is indicated on Google Maps[1] and other modern maps but not found on the 6" O.S. maps from the period 1888 to 1951 listed below (see Maps section). In the late 19th century, a few clusters of houses on the west side of Alexandra Road, which runs parallel to Robin Hood Road, were known as Robin Hood Cottages. See Skegness place-name cluster.
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
Robin Hood Road is not indicated on the 6" O.S. maps of the area online at NLS.
- 6" O.S. map Lincolnshire LXXXIV.SE (1888; surveyed 1887)
- 6" O.S. map Lincolnshire LXXXIV.SE (1906; rev. 1904-1905)
- 6" O.S. map Lincolnshire LXXXIV.SE (1906; rev. 1904-1905) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Lincolnshire LXXXIV.SE (c. 1948; rev. 1938)
- 6" O.S. map Lincolnshire LXXXIV.SE (1951; rev. 1946)
- Google Maps (Robin Hood Road indicated).
Background
Also see
Notes
- ↑ Google Maps (Robin Hood Road indicated).