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{{#display_map:{{#var:Coords}}~{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}|&#39;|'}}|width=34%}}<div class="pnMapLegend">The northern part of the now bi-, tri or more-sected Little John's Lane in Reading.</div>
{{#display_map:{{#var:Coords}}~{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}|&#39;|'}}|width=34%|enablefullscreen=yes}}<div class="pnMapLegend">The northern part of the now bi-, tri or more-sected Little John's Lane in Reading.</div>
[[File:geograph-3590280-by-Shazz.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Looking north on Little John's Lane from corner of Portman Road / [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3590280 'Shazz', 7 Aug. 2013, Creative Commons via Geograph.]]]
[[File:{{#var:Image}}|thumb|right|500px|Looking north on Little John's Lane from corner of Portman Road / [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3590280 'Shazz', 7 Aug. 2013, Creative Commons, via Geograph.]]]<div class="no-img">
<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-11-17. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p>
<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-11-17. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p>
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Little John's Lane in Reading originally followed a course slightly east of due north from what is now Oxford Road (just before No. 534), crossing [[Sherwood Street (Reading)|Sherwood Street]] and Fulmead Road, turning slightly east at Thornton Mews to continue north across Portman Road. However, development during the 20th century has bi-, if not tri- or multi-sected it, so that there are now two streets named Little John's Lane on official street signs, [[Little John's Lane (Reading) (2)|one connecting Oxford Road and Sherwood Street]], the other running north from Portman Road, while between the two, north of [[Sherwood Street (Reading)|Sherwood Street]] to a point just south of Thornton Mews, the lane is a mere tarmac path for pedestrians, which is broken off by at least one fence but picks up on the north side of Thornton Mews. North of Portman Road, the lane leads to [[Little John's Farm (Reading)|Little John's Farm]], where the annual Reading Festival is held. I wonder if the fence or fences were put up to make sure festival-goers take another route?{{PlaceNamesItemAllusionsAndRecords}}
Little John's Lane in Reading originally followed a course slightly east of due north from what is now Oxford Road (just before No. 534), crossing [[Sherwood Street (Reading)|Sherwood Street]] and Fulmead Road, turning slightly east at Thornton Mews to continue north across Portman Road. However, development during the 20th century has bi-, if not tri- or multi-sected it, so that there are now two streets named Little John's Lane on official street signs, [[Little John's Lane (Reading) (2)|one connecting Oxford Road and Sherwood Street]], the other running north from Portman Road, while between the two, north of [[Sherwood Street (Reading)|Sherwood Street]] to a point just south of Thornton Mews, the lane is a mere tarmac path for pedestrians, which is broken off by at least one fence but picks up on the north side of Thornton Mews. North of Portman Road, the lane leads to [[Little John's Farm (Reading)|Little John's Farm]], where the annual Reading Festival is held. I wonder if the fence or fences were put up to make sure festival-goers take another route?{{PnItemQry}}
== Gazetteers ==
== Gazetteers ==
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311.
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311.
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== Background ==
== Background ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading,_Berkshire Wikipedia: Reading, Berkshire.]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading,_Berkshire Wikipedia: Reading, Berkshire.]
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File:little-johns-lane-reading-2-google-earth-street-view.jpg|Little John's Lane, looking north from Oxford Road  / Google Earth Street View.
File:little-johns-lane-reading-2-google-earth-street-view.jpg|Little John's Lane, looking north from Oxford Road  / Google Earth Street View.
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File:little-johns-lane-reading-1-google-earth-street-view.jpg|Looking north from Sherwood Street. Here Little John's Lane is an unnamed tarmac path / Google Earth Street View.
File:little-johns-lane-reading-1-google-earth-street-view.jpg|Looking north from Sherwood Street. Here Little John's Lane is an unnamed tarmac path / Google Earth Street View.
File:little-johns-lane-reading-1-google-earth-street-view-2.jpg|Fulmead Road and Thornton Mews together form a "<nowiki>[</nowiki>". Looking south from Fulmead Road, on the bottom "arm" of the bracket, Little John's Lane is still an unnamed tarmac path
File:little-johns-lane-reading-1-google-earth-street-view-2.jpg|Fulmead Road and Thornton Mews together form a "<nowiki>[</nowiki>". Looking south from Fulmead Road, on the bottom "arm" of the bracket, Little John's Lane is still an unnamed tarmac path
File:little-johns-lane-reading-1-google-earth-street-view-3.jpg|Fulmead Road and Thornton Mews together form a "<nowiki>[</nowiki>". Looking north from Fulmead Road, on the bottom "arm" of the bracket, Little John's Lane is still a tarmac path. I cannot read the white sign on the green fence. Does it read "Little John's Lane"?
File:little-johns-lane-reading-1-google-earth-street-view-3.jpg|Fulmead Road and Thornton Mews together form a '<nowiki>[</nowiki>'. Looking north from Fulmead Road, on the bottom 'arm' of the bracket, Little John's Lane is still a tarmac path. Does the white sign on the green fence read 'Little John's Lane'?
File:little-johns-lane-reading-1-google-earth-street-view-4.jpg|Looking south from Thornton Mews. Only a determined trespasser could follow this stretch of Little John's Lane
File:little-johns-lane-reading-1-google-earth-street-view-4.jpg|Looking south from Thornton Mews. Only a determined trespasser could follow this stretch of Little John's Lane
File:little-johns-lane-reading-1-google-earth-street-view-5.jpg|Looking north from Thornton Mews. This tarmac path between a football field and a playground can legitimately regard itself as the heir of Little John's Lane
File:little-johns-lane-reading-1-google-earth-street-view-5.jpg|Looking north from Thornton Mews. This tarmac path between a football field and a playground can legitimately regard itself as the heir of Little John's Lane
File:little-johns-lane-reading-1-google-earth-street-view-6.jpg|Looking south from Portman Road. The tarmac follows the course of Little John's Lane
File:little-johns-lane-reading-1-google-earth-street-view-6.jpg|Looking south from Portman Road. The tarmac follows the course of Little John's Lane
File:geograph-3590280-by-Shazz.jpg|Looking north on Little Johns Lane from corner of Portman Road / 'Shazz', 7 Aug. 2013, [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3590280 Creative Commons via Geograph.]
File:geograph-3590280-by-Shazz.jpg|Looking north on Little Johns Lane from corner of Portman Road / 'Shazz', 7 Aug. 2013, [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3590280 Creative Commons, via Geograph.]
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Latest revision as of 21:50, 23 May 2022

Locality
Coordinate 51.461668, -1.001006
Adm. div. Berkshire
Vicinity North from Portman Road, across tracks of Great Western Railway, to Little John's Farm, Reading (see text for original route)
Type Thoroughfare
Interest Robin Hood name
Status Extant
First Record 1900
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The northern part of the now bi-, tri or more-sected Little John's Lane in Reading.
Looking north on Little John's Lane from corner of Portman Road / 'Shazz', 7 Aug. 2013, Creative Commons, via Geograph.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-11-17. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-05-23.

Little John's Lane in Reading originally followed a course slightly east of due north from what is now Oxford Road (just before No. 534), crossing Sherwood Street and Fulmead Road, turning slightly east at Thornton Mews to continue north across Portman Road. However, development during the 20th century has bi-, if not tri- or multi-sected it, so that there are now two streets named Little John's Lane on official street signs, one connecting Oxford Road and Sherwood Street, the other running north from Portman Road, while between the two, north of Sherwood Street to a point just south of Thornton Mews, the lane is a mere tarmac path for pedestrians, which is broken off by at least one fence but picks up on the north side of Thornton Mews. North of Portman Road, the lane leads to Little John's Farm, where the annual Reading Festival is held. I wonder if the fence or fences were put up to make sure festival-goers take another route?

Gazetteers

Maps

For ease of reference map evidence for the southern Little John's Lane are included here, though it has its own page.

Northern section

Southern section

Background

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