Little John (Hardcastle Moor)

Locality
Coordinates	54.0839, -1.8399
Adm. div.	West Riding of Yorkshire
Vicinity	c. 6 km W of Pateley Bridge
Type	Miscellaneous
Interest	Robin Hood name
Status	Defunct?
First record	1854

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Approximate location of Little John, the quarry.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-08-09. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-08.

The first 6" O.S. map of the Bewerley–Thornthwaite–Padside area, published in 1854, surveyed 1849-50, has the name "Little John" next to what must be the marker for a quarry,^[1] on Hardcastle Moor, towards the SE end of the present Yorkshire Dales National Park. The quarry was situated immediately east of a footpath, not shown on Google Maps, but then running approximately NNW to SSE through the area. The quarry is not indicated on the later 6" O.S. maps.^[2] It is uncertain if the name had anything to do with Robin Hood's second-in-command; in the immediate vicinity was a quarry named Little Betty.

This part of Yorkshire then belonged to the West Riding but is now part of the North Riding. A search for "Little John" and "Hardcastle Moor" on 9 August 2016 yielded no relevant results.

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

Notes

↑ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 135 (1854, surveyed 1849-50); for the marker see Cassini Historical Maps: Keys and Legends.
↑ See maps section below.

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[1] 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 135 (1854, surveyed 1849-50); for the marker see Cassini Historical Maps: Keys and Legends.

[2] See maps section below.

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