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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-05-24. Revised by … Robin Hood place-names, localities with local traditions, literary locales etc. at or near Robin Hood Chase:
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-05-24. Revised by … Robin Hood place-names, localities with local traditions, literary locales etc. at or near Robin Hood Chase:
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  • The exact location of Robin Hood's Close is not known, but it was near St Ann's Well, formerly known as Robin Hood's Well. I have put the Close close to the Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-10-11. Revised by … Robin Hood's Close was a pasture Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 301, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Close'. probably situated near St Ann's Well, Stevenson, William Henry 1882a, vol. III, p. 475, s.n. 'Robynhode Closse'. which latter was also known as Robin Hood's Well. Robin Hood-related place-names tend to cluster, and an entry in the civic records for 1624 refers to four (unnamed) closes … William Henry 1882a, vol. IV, pp. 385-86. Very likely one of these was Robin Hood's Close. The 1484-85 record entry cited below refers to work done at both Robin Hood's Close and "þe Copy", i.e. the Coppice, a locality that was situated c. 200 m NNE of Robin Hood's Well. See for instance 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XXXVIII.15 (1900; rev. 1899). That the …
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  • Edge, where Robin Hood's Chair and Punch Bowl were located; Robin Hood's Grave at Ravensworth Fell. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-11. Revised by … Allusion Source notes IRHB's brackets. The MS was written in 1860 or perhaps a year or two later. Bland, John Salkeld 1910a, p. iii. The work referred to in the cited passage is Sullivan, Jeremiah 1857a. See further 1857 - Sullivan, Jeremiah - Cumberland and Westmorland (1). Lists ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-11. ⁃ Outside scope of Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Editions ⁃ Bland, John Salkeld 1910a; see pp. 15-16. Notes
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  • Loxley. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … The village of Loxley, now a suburb of Sheffield, is first mentioned (as "Lokkeslay") in 1329. There are references also to Loxley Firth, Loxley Plain and Loxley Chase etc.; the latter still survives. See for instance 6" map Yorkshire 288 (1855; … This is the Loxley most generally believed to be the locality connected with Robin Hood. Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. 1, pp. 225, 226; pt. VII, p. 73. Smith notes simply that "[t]his Loxley is the one associated with the Robin Hood ballads". Smith. op. cit., pt. I, p. 225. Although there must have been local traditions connecting Robin Hood with Loxley by the late 16th century, only a few late ballads associate him with the area. The first known source to connect Robin Hood …
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  • Robin Hood's Bow Stones (Lyme Handley); the Dipping Stone (Whaley Moor); Chinley Churn (Chinley); Robin Hood's Picking Rods (Chisworth); Rough Low Tor (N. of Buxton). By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-02-18. Revised by … Allusion Source notes IRHB's brackets. Italics as in printed source. Lists ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-11. ⁃ Outside scope of Sussex, Lucy 1994a. Sources ⁃ Marriott, William 1810a, pp. 18-27. Notes
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