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A small, sharply defined hill ''c.'' 1.3 km SSE of Markfield and ''c.'' 5 km NW of Leicester, is named Little John. From its summit there is an excellent view in all directions.
A small, sharply defined hill ''c.'' 1.3 km SSE of Markfield and ''c.'' 5 km NW of Leicester, is named Little John. From its summit there is an excellent view in all directions.


The hill appears on the first (1835) 1" O.S. map of the area.<ref>{{:Cox, Barrie 1998a}}, pt. VI, p. 177, and source reference p. xxvii.</ref> The earliest evidence i have for the name "Little John" is a 5" O.S. map of the area from 1885. The English Place-Name Society volume on this part of Leicestershire notes that
The hill appears on the first (1835) 1" O.S. map of the area.<ref>{{:Cox, Barrie 1998a}}, pt. VI, p. 177, and source reference p. xxvii.</ref> The earliest evidence IRHS has for the name is a 6" O.S. map of the area from 1885. The English Place-Name Society's volume on this part of Leicestershire notes that
<div class="plainquote" style="padding-bottom:0;">a nod to Little John of the Robin Hood legend is poss[ible]., but otherwise ''John'' is prob[ably]. a familiar name for any notable isolated physical feature, to be compared with the outcropping hill Old John, 3 3/4 miles to the north-east in Bradgate Park.<ref>{{:Cox, Barrie 1998a}}, pt. VI, p. 177. IRHB's brackets. Italics as in source.</ref></div>{{#ask:[[Category:Records ({{#ifeq:{{#pos:{{PAGENAME}}|(|}}||{{PAGENAME}}|{{#sub:{{PAGENAME}}|0| {{#expr:{{#pos:{{PAGENAME}}|(|}}-1}} }},{{#sub:{{PAGENAME}}|{{#expr:{{#pos:{{PAGENAME}}|(|}}-1}}|1}}{{#sub:{{PAGENAME}}|{{#expr:{{#pos:{{PAGENAME}}|(|}}+1}}}}}}]]| format=embedded|embedformat=h4|columns=1|limit=1000|sort=Utitle|intro=<h3>Records</h3>}}
<div class="plainquote" style="padding-bottom:0;">a nod to Little John of the Robin Hood legend is poss[ible]., but otherwise ''John'' is prob[ably]. a familiar name for any notable isolated physical feature, to be compared with the outcropping hill Old John, 3 3/4 miles to the north-east in Bradgate Park.<ref>{{:Cox, Barrie 1998a}}, pt. VI, p. 177. IRHB's brackets. Italics as in source.</ref></div>{{PlaceNamesItemAllusionsAndRecords}}
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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.


=== Sources ===
== Sources ==
* {{:Cox, Barrie 1998a}}, pt. VI, p. 177, and source reference p. xxvii.
* {{:Cox, Barrie 1998a}}, pt. VI, p. 177, and source reference p. xxvii.


=== Maps ===
== Maps ==
* 25" O.S. map ''Leicestershire'' XXX.3 (''c.'' 1886; surveyed 1885). No Copy in NLS
* 25" O.S. map ''Leicestershire'' XXX.3 (''c.'' 1886; surveyed 1885). No copy in NLS
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/114593787#zoom=4&lat=7150&lon=4942&layers=BT 25" O.S. map ''Leicestershire'' XXX.3 (1903; rev. 1901)]
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/114593787#zoom=4&lat=7150&lon=4942&layers=BT 25" O.S. map ''Leicestershire'' XXX.3 (1903; rev. 1901)]
* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=52.6708&lon=-1.2600&layers=168&b=1 25" O.S. map ''Leicestershire'' XXX.3 (1903; rev. 1901)] (georeferenced)
* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=52.6708&lon=-1.2600&layers=168&b=1 25" O.S. map ''Leicestershire'' XXX.3 (1903; rev. 1901)] (georeferenced)
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* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=52.6714&lon=-1.2590&layers=11&b=1 1" O.S. map ''Derby and Leicester'' (1959; surveyed 1950-56)] (georeferenced).
* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=52.6714&lon=-1.2590&layers=11&b=1 1" O.S. map ''Derby and Leicester'' (1959; surveyed 1950-56)] (georeferenced).


=== Background ===
== Background ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markfield Wikipedia: Markfield.]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markfield Wikipedia: Markfield.]
 
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Latest revision as of 22:52, 10 June 2022

Locality
Coordinate 52.6702, -1.2603
Adm. div. Leicestershire
Vicinity 1.3 km SSE of Markfield
Type Natural feature
Interest Robin Hood name
Status Extant
First Record 1885
A.k.a. John's Hill
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Little John.
Little John, the little hill / Mat Fascione, 29 Jul. 2007, Creative Commons, via Geograph.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-02-17. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-06-10.

A small, sharply defined hill c. 1.3 km SSE of Markfield and c. 5 km NW of Leicester, is named Little John. From its summit there is an excellent view in all directions.

The hill appears on the first (1835) 1" O.S. map of the area.[1] The earliest evidence IRHS has for the name is a 6" O.S. map of the area from 1885. The English Place-Name Society's volume on this part of Leicestershire notes that

a nod to Little John of the Robin Hood legend is poss[ible]., but otherwise John is prob[ably]. a familiar name for any notable isolated physical feature, to be compared with the outcropping hill Old John, 3 3/4 miles to the north-east in Bradgate Park.[2]

Gazetteers

Sources

Maps

Background

Also see

Notes

  1. ↑ Cox, Barrie; Watts, Victor, introd.; Coates, Richard, gen. ed.; Cavill, Paul, production ed. The Place-Names of Leicestershire (English Place-Name Society, vols. LXXV, LXXVIII, LXXXI, LXXXIV, LXXXVIII, XC-XCI) (Nottingham, 1998-2016), pt. VI, p. 177, and source reference p. xxvii.
  2. ↑ Cox, Barrie; Watts, Victor, introd.; Coates, Richard, gen. ed.; Cavill, Paul, production ed. The Place-Names of Leicestershire (English Place-Name Society, vols. LXXV, LXXVIII, LXXXI, LXXXIV, LXXXVIII, XC-XCI) (Nottingham, 1998-2016), pt. VI, p. 177. IRHB's brackets. Italics as in source.


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