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Approximte location of Little John's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-04. Revised by … Little John's Well and the neighbouring Robin Hood's Well and Will Scarlet's Well high on Stanbury Moor were said in 1899 to be "[h]alf-hidden underground, and fringed with fern and bog-weed". Sutcliffe, HalliWell 1899a, pp. 34-36. HalliWell Sutcliffe's description, just cited, is quoted in full under Allusions below. While this is the earliest mention of Little John's Well known to IRHB, Robin Hood's Well is first mentioned around the middle of the 19th century. Gazetteers … Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311, but see p 311 (2nd item) for Robin Hood's Well. Sources ⁃ Robin Hood’s Well, Stanbury Moor, West Yorkshire ⁃ Sutcliffe, HalliWell 1899a, pp. 34-36. Maps Little John's and Will Scarlet's Wells are not labelled on any of these maps. ⁃ 25" O.S. maps (no map overlays as of 1 Jan. 20118) (georeferenced) ⁃ 6" …

Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-04. Revised by … "Robin Hood Well" is listed by A. H. Smith Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. III, p. 270. under the parish of Stanbury. According to Paul Bennett, See Northern Antiquary this little natural Well high on Stanbury Moor is "[f]irst described in 1852". He does not cite a source for this, and … carried out in 1848 (see Maps section below). All O.S. maps on which the Well is labelled use the form 'Robin Hood Well'. The Well was noted in passing by J. Horsfall Turner in 1879 and by Johnnie Gray in 1891 (see Allusions below). Sutcliffe in 1899 gave a brief description of this spring and its close neighbours Little John's Well and Will Scarlet's Well (see Allusions below), noting that they were …