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signpost pointing to the hamlet of Robin Hood, at intersection of the Rake and the road to Uldale. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-07-14. Revised by … Photo courtesy Jan Pedersen and Jill Boyes. A signpost at the intersection of a road named 'The Rake' and the road to Uldale, c. 1.5 km N of Bassenthwaite, points to the hamlet of Robin Hood (Bassenthwaite), located c. 1.5 km to the south and c. 2 km NE of Bassenthwaite. As early as 1866, OS maps of the area include the label 'Guide post' at this … on the N side of the Road to Uldale, opposite the Rake. Since the hamlet of Robin Hood (Bassenthwaite) was already in existence, the signpost likely also read 'Robin Hood' back then. Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Maps ⁃ 25" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.12 (c. 1866; surveyed 1863) ⁃ 25" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.12 (1900; rev. 1898) (georeferenced) ⁃ 25" O.S. map …