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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
This page lists Robin Hood related place-names in present-day Greater London. Some of these are located in areas that formerly belonged to neighbouring (historic) counties. | This page lists Robin Hood related place-names in present-day Greater London. Some of these are located in areas that formerly belonged to neighbouring (historic) counties. | ||
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== Lists and gazetteers == | == Lists and gazetteers == | ||
* {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 299-300. | * {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 299-300. |
Revision as of 21:41, 5 January 2021
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-11. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-05.
Introduction
This page lists Robin Hood related place-names in present-day Greater London. Some of these are located in areas that formerly belonged to neighbouring (historic) counties.
Chronology
16th Century
2 Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 16th century.
17th Century
7 Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 17th century.
18th Century
21 Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 18th century.
- Robin Hood (Bishopsgate)
- Robin Hood (Bow Lane)
- Robin Hood (High Holborn)
- Robin Hood (Leather Lane, Holborn)
- Robin Hood (Millbank, Westminster)
- Robin Hood (St Giles)
- Robin Hood (St James's Square)
- Robin Hood (St James, Westminster)
- Robin Hood (St Paul's Wood Hill)
- Robin Hood and Little John (St Clement Danes)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Tabernacle Street)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Westminster)
- Robin Hood Court (Holborn)
- Robin Hood Court (St Clement Danes)
- Robin Hood Court (Tooley Street)
- Robin Hood Court (Upper Thames Street)
- Robin Hood Lane (Poplar)
- Robin Hood Tavern (Upper Clapton)
- Robin Hood Yard (Holborn)
- Robin Hood Yard (St James's Square)
- Robinhood Alley (Milk Street)
19th Century
41 Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 19th century.
- Little John's Mead (Upminster)
- Little Johns (Ilford)
- Pindar Passage (Grays Inn Road)
- Pindar Place (Grays Inn Road)
- Pinner Court (Grays Inn Road)
- Robin Hood (Anerley)
- Robin Hood (Bethnal Green)
- Robin Hood (Camberwell)
- Robin Hood (Chiswick)
- Robin Hood (Clerkenwell)
- Robin Hood (Dagenham) (1)
- Robin Hood (Dalston)
- Robin Hood (Deptford)
- Robin Hood (Enfield)
- Robin Hood (Hammersmith)
- Robin Hood (Lisson Grove)
- Robin Hood (Shacklewell Lane, Hackney)
- Robin Hood (Sutton)
- Robin Hood (Upminster)
- Robin Hood (Walworth)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Bexleyheath)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Canning Town)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Deptford Church Street)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Hoxton)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Newington Causeway)
- Robin Hood and Little John (North Kensington)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Poplar)
- Robin Hood Beer Shop (Hackney)
- Robin Hood Court (Golden Lane)
- Robin Hood Court (St Giles)
- Robin Hood Farm (Kingston-upon-Thames)
- Robin Hood Ferry (River Lea)
- Robin Hood Gate (Richmond Park)
- Robin Hood Hotel (Kingston-upon-Thames)
- Robin Hood Lane (Kingston-upon-Thames)
- Robin Hood Lane (Sutton)
- Robin Hood Lodge (Sutton)
- Robin Hood Road (Wimbledon)
- Robin Hood Shaw (St Mary Cray)
- Robin Hood's Pound (Sutton)
- Robinhood Meadow (Ilford)
20th Century
16 Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 20th century.
- Friar Road (St Mary Cray)
- Hood Avenue (St Mary Cray
- Littlejohn Road (Ealing)
- Littlejohn Road (St Mary Cray)
- Marion Crescent (St Mary Cray)
- Pindar Street (Broadgate)
- Robin Hood (Dagenham) (2)
- Robin Hood (St Mary Cray)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Camberwell)
- Robin Hood Gardens (Poplar)
- Robin Hood Green (St Mary Cray)
- Robin Hood Road (St Mary Cray)
- Robin Hood Roundabout (Kingston-upon-Thames)
- Robin Hood Way (Kingston-upon-Thames) (1)
- Robinhood Close (Mitcham)
- Robinhood Lane (Mitcham)
21st Century
4 Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 21st century.
Miscellaneous
14 Miscellaneous place-names and localities.
- Archer Road (St Mary Cray)
- Barnesdale Crescent (St Mary Cray)
- Forest Way (St Mary Cray)
- Greenwood Road (Mitcham)
- Lincoln Green Road (St Mary Cray)
- Lockesley Drive (St Mary Cray)
- May Avenue (St Mary Cray)
- Sherwood Fish and Chips Shop (Mitcham)
- Sherwood Lodge (Kingston-upon-Thames)
- Sherwood Park Road (Mitcham)
- Sherwood Park Road (Sutton)
- Sherwood Road (St Mary Cray)
- Sherwood School (Mitcham)
- Swiss Cottage (Bush Wood, Wanstead)
All localities
114 Place-names and localities.
- Archer Road (St Mary Cray)
- Barnesdale Crescent (St Mary Cray)
- Forest Way (St Mary Cray)
- Friar Road (St Mary Cray)
- Greenwood Road (Mitcham)
- Hood Avenue (St Mary Cray
- Lincoln Green Road (St Mary Cray)
- Little John (London)
- Little John's Mead (Upminster)
- Little Johns (Ilford)
- Littlejohn Road (Ealing)
- Littlejohn Road (St Mary Cray)
- Lockesley Drive (St Mary Cray)
- Marian Court (Sutton)
- Marion Crescent (St Mary Cray)
- May Avenue (St Mary Cray)
- Pindar Passage (Grays Inn Road)
- Pindar Place (Grays Inn Road)
- Pindar Street (Broadgate)
- Pinder of Wakefield (Grays Inn Road)
- Pinder of Wakefield's Fort (Clerkenwell)
- Pinner Court (Grays Inn Road)
- Robin Hood (Anerley)
- Robin Hood (Bethnal Green)
- Robin Hood (Bishopsgate)
- Robin Hood (Bow Lane)
- Robin Hood (Camberwell)
- Robin Hood (Chiswick)
- Robin Hood (Clerkenwell)
- Robin Hood (Dagenham) (1)
- Robin Hood (Dagenham) (2)
- Robin Hood (Dalston)
- Robin Hood (Deptford)
- Robin Hood (Enfield)
- Robin Hood (Hammersmith)
- Robin Hood (High Holborn)
- Robin Hood (Holborn)
- Robin Hood (Leather Lane, Holborn)
- Robin Hood (Leytonstone)
- Robin Hood (Lisson Grove)
- Robin Hood (Millbank, Westminster)
- Robin Hood (Shacklewell Lane, Hackney)
- Robin Hood (St Giles)
- Robin Hood (St James's Square)
- Robin Hood (St James, Westminster)
- Robin Hood (St Mary Cray)
- Robin Hood (St Paul's Wood Hill)
- Robin Hood (Sutton)
- Robin Hood (Upminster)
- Robin Hood (Walworth)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Bexleyheath)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Camberwell)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Canning Town)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Deptford Church Street)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Hoxton)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Newington Causeway)
- Robin Hood and Little John (North Kensington)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Poplar)
- Robin Hood and Little John (St Clement Danes)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Tabernacle Street)
- Robin Hood and Little John (Westminster)
- Robin Hood Beer Shop (Hackney)
- Robin Hood Bridge (Kingston-upon-Thames)
- Robin Hood Community Garden (Upper Clapton)
- Robin Hood Court (Bow Lane)
- Robin Hood Court (Golden Lane)
- Robin Hood Court (Holborn)
- Robin Hood Court (Milton Street)
- Robin Hood Court (St Clement Danes)
- Robin Hood Court (St Giles)
- Robin Hood Court (St Martin-in-the-Fields)
- Robin Hood Court (Tooley Street)
- Robin Hood Court (Upper Thames Street)
- Robin Hood Drive (Harrow)
- Robin Hood Eating House (Shepherd's Bush)
- Robin Hood Farm (Kingston-upon-Thames)
- Robin Hood Ferry (River Lea)
- Robin Hood Fish and Kebab Takeaway (Dagenham)
- Robin Hood Gardens (Poplar)
- Robin Hood Gate (Richmond Park)
- Robin Hood Green (St Mary Cray)
- Robin Hood Hotel (Kingston-upon-Thames)
- Robin Hood Infants School (Sutton)
- Robin Hood Junior School (Sutton)
- Robin Hood Lane (Bexleyheath)
- Robin Hood Lane (Kingston-upon-Thames)
- Robin Hood Lane (Poplar)
- Robin Hood Lane (Sutton)
- Robin Hood Lane Health Centre (Sutton)
- Robin Hood Lodge (Sutton)
- Robin Hood Primary School (Kingston-upon-Thames)
- Robin Hood Road (St Mary Cray)
- Robin Hood Road (Wimbledon)
- Robin Hood Roundabout (Kingston-upon-Thames)
- Robin Hood Shaw (St Mary Cray)
- Robin Hood Tavern (Upper Clapton)
- Robin Hood Way (Greenford)
- Robin Hood Way (Kingston-upon-Thames) (1)
- Robin Hood Way (Kingston-upon-Thames) (2)
- Robin Hood Yard (Holborn)
- Robin Hood Yard (St James's Square)
- Robin Hood's Pound (Sutton)
- Robinhood Alley (Borough High Street)
- Robinhood Alley (Milk Street)
- Robinhood Close (Mitcham)
- Robinhood Lane (Mitcham)
- Robinhood Meadow (Ilford)
- Sherwood Fish and Chips Shop (Mitcham)
- Sherwood Lodge (Kingston-upon-Thames)
- Sherwood Park Road (Mitcham)
- Sherwood Park Road (Sutton)
- Sherwood Road (St Mary Cray)
- Sherwood School (Mitcham)
- Swiss Cottage (Bush Wood, Wanstead)
Place-name clusters
19 Clusters of Robin Hood place-names, localities with local traditions, literary locales etc.
Lists and gazetteers
- Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 299-300.
Background
Neighbours
Notes