1804 - Miller, Edward - History and Antiquities of Doncaster and its Vicinity (2)

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Robin Hood's Well in Barnsdale.

Edward Miller; stipple engraving by Thomas Hardy (1757–c. 1805) after his own painting / Public Domain; New York Public library via Wikipedia.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-06-19. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-07.

Allusion

From its vicinity to Barnsdale, Skelbroke was frequently visited by the celebrated Robin Hood, and his companions, who flourished in the reign of Richard I. and there is a well here, in the high road between Doncaster and York, still called Robin Hood's Well, as before-mentioned. Near this well, is a small inn, with Robin Hood for its sign.

Source notes

Italics as in printed source.

Lists

• Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 315-19.
• Outside scope of Sussex, Lucy, compil. 'References to Robin Hood up to 1600', in: Knight, Stephen. Robin Hood: A Complete Study of the English Outlaw (Oxford, UK; Cambridge, Massachusetts: Blackwell, 1994), pp. 262-88.

Editions

• Miller, Edward. The History and Antiquities of Doncaster and its Vicinity, with Anecdotes of Eminent Men (Doncaster; London, [1804]); see p. 343.

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