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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 | 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>{{PlaceNamesItemAllusionsAndRecords}} | <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}} | ||
== Gazetteers == | == Gazetteers == | ||
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 |
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
- 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.
Sources
- 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.
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Leicestershire XXX.3 (c. 1886; surveyed 1885). No copy in NLS
- 25" O.S. map Leicestershire XXX.3 (1903; rev. 1901)
- 25" O.S. map Leicestershire XXX.3 (1903; rev. 1901) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Leicestershire XXX.3 (1915; rev. 1914)
- 25" O.S. map Leicestershire XXX.3 (1920; rev. 1928)
- 6" O.S. map Leicestershire XXX.NE (1885; surveyed 1885)
- 6" O.S. map Leicestershire XXX.NE (1904; rev. 1901)
- 6" O.S. map Leicestershire XXX.NE (1904; rev. 1901) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Leicestershire XXX (1919; rev. 1913-14)
- 6" O.S. map Leicestershire XXX.NE (1930; rev. 1928)
- 1:25,000 O.S. map Leicestershire XXX.NE (1904; rev. 1901) (georeferenced)
- 1:1 mill.–1:10k, SK501083 (1900s) (georeferenced)
- 1:1m to 1:63, SK501082k (1920s-1940s) (georeferenced)
- 1" O.S. map Atherstone (Hills), Sheet 155, Revised: 1898, Published: 1899 (georeferenced)
- 1" O.S. map Atherstone (Outline), Sheet 155, Revised: 1898, Published: 1899 (georeferenced)
- 1" O.S. map Derby and Leicester (1959; surveyed 1950-56) (georeferenced).
Background
Also see
Notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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View of Leicester from the summit of Little John / Mat Fascione, 29 Jul. 2007, Creative Commons, via Geograph.
Leicester City Skyline, looking southeast from Little John / Mat Fascione, 29 Jul. 2007, Creative Commons, via Geograph.
Houses located along the A50, Bradgate Hill, seen from Little John / Mat Fascione, 29 Jul. 2007, Creative Commons, via Geograph.
Looking southwest from the summit of Little John / Mat Fascione, 29 Jul. 2007, Creative Commons, via Geograph.
