Robinhood End Farm (Finchingfield)
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 52.0047, 0.4903 |
| Adm. div. | Essex |
| Vicinity | 4.82 km NE of Finchingfield |
| Type | Building |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Extant |
| First Record | 1777 |
| A.k.a. | Robinhoodend Farm |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-06-25. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-07.
Robinhood End Farm in Stambourne parish[1] is located 4.82 km NE of Finchingfield and c. 600 m NNE of the hamlet of Robinhood End. This place-name is first known from Chapman and André's 1777 map of Essex (see Maps section below),[2] where it appears as "Robin Hood Farm".[3] On the 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1880 the locality is labelled "Robinhoodend Farm" [sic].[4]
Gazetteers
- Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), p. 297, s.n. Robinhood End Farm.
Sources
- Reaney, P.H. The Place-Names of Essex (English Place-Name Society, vol. XII) (Cambridge, 1969), p. 457; and see p. xl for Reaney's source;; p. 456 for the parish.
Maps
- Chapman, John, cartog.; André, Peter, cartog. A Map of the County of Essex: from an Actual Survey Taken in MDCCLXXII, LXXIII & MDCCLXXIV (London, 1777), plate III.
- 6" O.S. map Essex X (1880, surveyed 1876-77)
- 6" O.S. map Essex X.SE (1898, rev. 1896).
Also see
Notes
- ↑ Reaney, P.H. The Place-Names of Essex (English Place-Name Society, vol. XII) (Cambridge, 1969), p. 456.
- ↑ Reaney, P.H. The Place-Names of Essex (English Place-Name Society, vol. XII) (Cambridge, 1969), p. 457.
- ↑ 'Robinhood Farm' in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), p. 297, s.n. Robinhood End Farm, is a mistake.
- ↑ 6" O.S. map Essex X (1880, surveyed 1876-77).
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Robinhood End Farm / Google Earth Street View.
To the left, Robinhood End Farm ('Robin Hoods Farm') and Robin Hood End / From superb scan of entire map at Biblioteca Virtual del Patrimoni Bibliogràfico (click image to enlarge).