Robinhood Farm (Lostock Gralam)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 53.2604, -2.4598 |
| Adm. div. | Cheshire |
| Vicinity | Birches Lane, Lostock Green, c. 1 km south of Lostock Gralam |
| Type | Building |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Defunct |
| First Record | 1882 |
The site of Robinhood Farm.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-01-17. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-05-08.
Robinhood Farm was located on Birches Lane in Lostock Green, a hamlet in Lostock Gralam, situated about 1 km south of the main town of the parish. The name is found on a 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1882, based on a survey carried out 1874-77. This is the earliest occurrence found so far.
The English Place-Name Society's volume on this part of Cheshire lists Robinhood Farm without source reference or date,[1] which suggests that the editor of the volume thought it likely to be of modern date. Robinhood Farm is included on all the O.S. maps listed 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.
Sources
- Dodgson, John McN.; Rumble, Alexander R. The Place-Names of Cheshire, pts. I-V (English Place-Name Society, vols. XLIV-XLVIII, LIV, LXXIV) (Cambridge, 1970-72; [s.l.], 1981; Nottingham, 1997), vol. II, pp. 190, 191.
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Cheshire XXXIV.7 (1898; rev. 1897) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Cheshire XXXIV.7 (1898; rev. 1897)
- 25" O.S. map Cheshire XXXIV.7 (c. 1877; surveyed c. 1872). No copy in NLS
- 25" O.S. map Cheshire XXXIV.7 (1910; rev. 1908).
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXXIV (1882; surveyed 1874-77)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXXIV.NE (1899; rev. 1897)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXXIV.NE (1899; rev. 1897) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXXIV.NE (1911; rev. 1908)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXXIV.NE (c. 1945; rev. 1938)
Background
Also see
Notes