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Willman, F. Major Oak, Sherwood Forest. Mansfield: Printed by F. Willman, [s.d.] Photo­graphic post­card (col.) 139 x 89 mm. Citation ⁃ F. Willman. Major Oak, Sherwood Forest. Mansfield: Printed by F. Willman, [s.d.] Photo­graphic post­card (col.) .

Judges. Major Oak. Hastings Judges, [20??]. Photo­graphic post­card (col.). 149 x 93 mm. On verso: "Major Oak, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire" and "Age 1500 – circumference 64 feet, was often used … certainly indicates a date in the 2000s. Citation ⁃ Judges Ltd. Major Oak (Hastings, [20??])

] ] Anonymous. Major Oak. [s.l.]: [s.n.], [s.d.]. Picture post­card (b./w.) 139 x 82 mm. Citation ⁃ Anonymous. Major Oak. [s.l.]: [s.n.], [s.d.]. Picture post­card (b./w.) .

]] ] Anonymous. Major Oak. Age 1,500 years, girth 35 feet, base 64 feet. [s.l.]: [s.n.], [s.d.]. Picture post­card (b./w.) 139 x 88 mm. Citation ⁃ Anonymous. Major Oak. [s.l.]: [s.n.], [s.d.]. Picture post­card (b./w.) .

Frith, Francis. Major Oak Sherwood Forest, (Age 1500 Years, Girth 35 Feet, Base 64 Feet) ( Edw., 9 ). Reigate, … postcard (monochrome). 139 x 89 mm. Citation ⁃ Frith, Francis. Major Oak Sherwood Forest, (Age 1500 Years, Girth 35 Feet, Base 64 Feet) (Edw., 9) (Reigate, [Surrey], [s.d.]). Photo­graphic post­card (mono­chrome). 139 x 89 mm. Frith, Francis 19xxb-r.jpg|Front / HTN collection. Frith, Francis 19xxb-v.jpg|Dorse / HTN collection.

Frith, Francis. The Major Oak, Sherwood Forest. Edwinstowe. (Age 1500 Years: Girth 35 Feet: Base 64 Feet) ( Edw. 30 ). … cf. handwritten date on dorse. Citation ⁃ Frith, Francis. The Major Oak, Sherwood Forest. Edwinstowe. (Age 1500 Years: Girth 35 Feet: Base 64 Feet) (Edw. 30) ([Reigate, Surrey], [c. 1962]). Picture post­card (b./w.). 139 x 89 mm. Frith, Francis 1962a-r.jpg|Front. Frith, Francis 1962a-v.jpg|Dorse.

Robin Hood's Larder. It collapsed in the late 1950's. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-05-18. Revised by … Robin Hood's Larder was a large Oak tree in an area of Sherwood Foest called Birklands, near the village of Edwinstowe. Robin Hood and his … on this tree, whence also its alternative names of The Shambles and Shambles Oak. Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 302-303, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Larder'. … 1883-1884). Robin Hood's Larder stood about 1 km to the west of the Major Oak, another ancient Oak, still standing, that has been connected with the outlaw. So far the earliest source I have found for the place-name is the 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1884 (see Maps section below). Gazetteers ⁃ Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 302-303, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Larder'. Discussion ⁃ Brentnall, Margaret 1963a, see p. 17. Maps …

Thoresby Hall. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-01. Revised by … Thoresby Hall, which was rebuilt in the period 1864-75, has a wooden mantelpiece in the library with carvings of a scene from Sherwood Forest, dominated by the Major Oak, and with statues of Robin Hood and Little John on either side of the fireplace. Gazetteers ⁃ No separate entry in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, but see p. 303 s.n. '(Thoresby)'. File:brentnall-margaret-1963a.jpg|The mantelpiece / Brentnall, Margaret 1963a; see p. 16. File:Gilchrist robert murray 1913 42-43.jpg|Thoresby Hall, by E.W. Haslehust / Gilchrist, Robert Murray 1913a, plate facing p. 42.

The Major Oak. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-05-16. Revised by … The Major Oak is a large English Oak (Quercus robur ) near the village of Edwinstowe in Sherwood Forest. At least since Walter Scott's Ivanhoe was published in 1820, this tree has … was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his merry men slept." Wikipedia: Major Oak. Also for instance Brentnall, Margaret 1963a, see p. 17. Weighing an … limbs have been supported by an elaborate system of scaffolding. The Major Oak was voted "Britain's favourite tree" in a 2002 poll, while in 2014 it was … the Year" by a public poll arranged by the Woodland Trust. Wikipedia: Major Oak. In 1790 the tree was described as follows by the antiquary …

Sherwood Forest. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Sherwood Forest is the home of the outlaws in about half of the early tales and most later sources. The first source to put Robin Hood in Sherwood is 1401 - Anonymous - Lincoln Cathedral MS 132 (c. 1401-25) (see Allusions … Hugh 1970b, pt. II, pp. 110-11. For literature on King John's Palace in Sherwood, see Robin Hood Close (King's Clipstone). Quotations Sherwood Forest in the ballads Sources ⁃ Anonymous 1966a. ⁃ Gilchrist, Robert Murray 1913a, [ch. 2:] 'Sherwood Forest and Robin Hood' (pp. 13-24). ⁃ Leland, John 1906a, vol. I, p. 94. Maps ⁃ List of printed and MS maps at: Sherwood Forest: Cartographic (Nottinghamshire Heritage …

Robin Hood Way, with the start at Nottingham Castle marked / Waypoints converted from The Walking Englishman. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-10-08. Revised by … The Robin Hood Way is a recreational footpath in Nottinghamshire, established in 1985. This convoluted path has a total length of c. 168 km. From Nottingham in the south to Clumber Park in the north, from near Moorgreen in the west to southwell in the east. The idea of a Robin Hood-themed recreational path or series of connected paths was conceived in 1980 by Chris Thompson, then social secretary of the Nottingham Wayfarers' Rambling Club. The official opening took place in May of 1985. As is the case elsewhere the Robin Hood-related sites in Nottinghamshire tend to cluster, but as these clusters are scattered over a fairly wide area, any route connecting a number of them will inevitably mainly pass through areas that do not have obvious Robin Hood-connections. There are nearly 30 designated access points to the Robin …

The site of Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-10-15. Revised by … Robin Hood's Well a.k.a. St Ann's Well was located in the north-eastern neighbourhood of Nottingham now known as St Ann, an area that was once part of Sherwood Forest and retained a bucolic character until the mid-19th century. Nottingham Hidden History Team: St Ann's Well by Joe Earp. The well, known by several names, played an important role in Nottingham civic life over the centuries. From the late 1550s on, borough records list expenses relating to a procession of the mayor and members of the civic administration, wearing their official liveries and accompanied by musicians, to the well for a festive dinner in or outside the adjacent woodward's house. The history of the well from the mid-16th century to its destruction in the late 19th century is intertwined with that of the woodward's house, so both are treated together here. Names of the well The well is perhaps referred to in …