Little John Inn (Ravenshead)

Locality
Coordinate	53.092724, -1.15617
Adm. div.	Nottinghamshire
Vicinity	On N side of Main Road in Ravenshead
Type	Public house
Interest	Robin Hood name
Status	Extant
First Record	1884

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Little John Inn in Ravenshead.

Little John Inn in Ravenshead / Google Earth Street View.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-05-07. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-06.

Little John Inn is located on the north side of Main Street in Ravenshead, c. 50 m south of a short residential cul-de-sac named 'Robin Hood Terrace'.

The earliest record known at present is a 25" O.S. map from 1884 (see Maps below). Pub Wiki lists publicans for the years 1925–41. 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.

Sources

• Pub Wiki: Little John, Fishpool, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.

Maps

• 25" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XXVIII.14 (1884; surveyed 1883)
• 25" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XXVIII.14 (1900; rev. 1898)
• 25" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XXVIII.14 (1900; rev. 1898) (georeferenced)
• 25" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XXVIII.14 (1915; rev. 1913)
• 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XXVIII.SW (1885; surveyed 1877-83)
• 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XXVIII.SW (1900; rev. 1897-98)
• 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XXVIII.SW (1900; rev. 1897-98) (georeferenced)
• 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XXVIII.SW (1920; rev. 1913)
• 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XXVIII.SW (c. 1949; rev. 1939).

Background

• Nottingham Wayfarers' Rambling Club; Price, Roland, introd. The Robin Hood Walks: A Comprehensive Guide to Walks in Robin Hood Country including the Third Edition of the Guide to the Full Route of Nottinghamshire's First Recreational Footpath, The Robin Hood Way (Leicester: Cordee, ©1994), pp. 113, 117
• Wikipedia: Ravenshead.

Also see

• Ravenshead place-name cluster
• Places named after Little John
• Public houses named after Robin Hood.

Notes

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  Little John Inn / Google Earth Street View

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  Little John Inn / Google Earth Street View

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  Looking towards the Little John Inn on the B6020, Ravenshead / Tim Heaton, 19 May 2013, Creative Commons, via Geograph.

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