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<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-06-18. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p><div class="no-img"> | <p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-06-18. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p><div class="no-img"> | ||
Gurth Avenue is one of a cluster of eleven, mainly residential, streets with Robin Hood/Ivanhoe-themed names in Kirk Sandall. The houses on Gurth Avenue look fairly recent, so the street is probably of 20th century origin. In ''Ivanhoe'', Gurth is a swineherd to Cedric the Saxon, the father of Wilfred of Ivanhoe. | Gurth Avenue is one of a cluster of eleven, mainly residential, streets with Robin Hood/Ivanhoe-themed names in Kirk Sandall. The houses on Gurth Avenue look fairly recent, so the street is probably of 20th century origin. In ''Ivanhoe'', Gurth is a swineherd to Cedric the Saxon, the father of Wilfred of Ivanhoe. | ||
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== Gazetteers == | == Gazetteers == | ||
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311. | * Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311. | ||
Revision as of 00:05, 6 January 2021
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 53.553657, -1.062451 |
| Adm. div. | West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Vicinity | Just S of Thorne Road (A18) in Kirk Sandall |
| Type | Thoroughfare |
| Interest | Miscellaneous |
| Status | Extant |
| First Record | |
Gurth Avenue, Kirk Sandall.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-06-18. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-06.
Gurth Avenue is one of a cluster of eleven, mainly residential, streets with Robin Hood/Ivanhoe-themed names in Kirk Sandall. The houses on Gurth Avenue look fairly recent, so the street is probably of 20th century origin. In Ivanhoe, Gurth is a swineherd to Cedric the Saxon, the father of Wilfred of Ivanhoe. Template:PlaceNamesItemQuery
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-311.
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXVII.7 (1892; surveyed 1891)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXVII.7 (1892; surveyed 1891)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXVII.7 (1906; rev. 1904) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXVII.7 (1930; rev. 1929)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXVII.NE (1907; rev. 1904) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 277 (1854; surveyed 1849–50)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXVII.NE (1907; rev. 1904)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXVII.NE (1931; rev. 1928–29)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXVII.NE (1949; rev. 1948).
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