Robin Hood's Acre (Nottingham): Difference between revisions

Locality
Coordinate	52.973, -1.1245
Adm. div.	Nottinghamshire
Vicinity	In Nottingham; near St Ann's Well
Type	Area
Interest	Robin Hood name
Status	Defunct
First Record	1624-25

Latest revision as of 00:51, 6 January 2021

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The exact location of Robin Hood's Close is not known, but it was near St Ann's Well, formerly known as Robin Hood's Well. I have put the Close close to the Well.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-10-15. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-06.

Robin Hood's Acre, mentioned in the Nottingham civic records for 1624/25 (see record cited below), was probably located near Robin Hood's Well.^[1]

I do not know where the Acre was located; the coordinates cited above put it quite close to Robin Hood's Well, but the exact spot I have chosen has nothing specific to recommend it. It is just that coordinates must be provided for this place-name to be indicated on the Google maps on the overview pages for Nottinghamhire and England.

Records

1624 - Robin Hood's Acre (Nottingham)

Robin Hood's Acre, A.D. 1624-5; [...] Probably near Robin Hood or S. Ann's Well.^[2]

Gazetteers

Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), p. 301, s.nn. 'Robin Hood's Acre', 'Robin Hood's Close'.

Also see

Notes

Nottinghamshire place-names

Place-names

[1] Stevenson, W.H.; Raine, James, transl.; Baker, W.T., ed.; Guilford, E.L., ed.; Gray, Duncan, ed.; Walker, V.W., ed. Records of the Borough of Nottingham, Being a Series of Extracts from the Archives of the Corporation of Nottingham (London; Nottingham, 1882-1956), vol. IV, p. 441.

[2] Stevenson, W.H.; Raine, James, transl.; Baker, W.T., ed.; Guilford, E.L., ed.; Gray, Duncan, ed.; Walker, V.W., ed. Records of the Borough of Nottingham, Being a Series of Extracts from the Archives of the Corporation of Nottingham (London; Nottingham, 1882-1956), vol. IV, p. 441.

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-{{#display_map:52.963,-1.138|width=34%}}<div class="pnMapLegend">The exact location of Robin Hood's Close is not known, but it was near St Ann's Well, formerly known as Robin Hood's Well. I have put the Close close to the Well.</div>
+{{#display_map:52.963,-1.138|width=34%|enablefullscreen=yes}}<div class="pnMapLegend">The exact location of Robin Hood's Close is not known, but it was near St Ann's Well, formerly known as Robin Hood's Well. I have put the Close close to the Well.</div><div class="no-img">
-<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-10-15. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p><div class="no-img">
+<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-10-15. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p>
-Robin Hood's Acre is mentioned in the Nottingham civic records for 1624/25 (see record cited below). Dobson & Taylor consider it a distinct locality from [[Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham)]]<ref>{{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, p. 301, ''s.nn.'' 'Robin Hood's Acre', 'Robin Hood's Close'.</ref> They may be right, but it is also possible that the two names refer to one and the same plot of land. W.H. Stevenson, the editor of the Nottingham borough records, found it probable that the Acre was near [[Robin Hood's Well (Nottingham)|Robin Hood's Well]].<ref>{{:Stevenson, William Henry 1882a}}, vol. IV, p. 441.</ref> Robin Hood-related place-names tend to cluster, and an entry in the civic records for 1624 refers to four (unnamed) closes near the well.<ref>{{:Stevenson, William Henry 1882a}}, vol. IV, pp. 385-86.</ref> Perhaps one of these was [[Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham)|Robin Hood's Close]]? If an acre was enclosed it could be referred to as a 'close'. There is clear evidence that [[Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham)|Robin Hood's Close]] was situated very close to the Well. For this see IRHB's page on the [[Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham)|Close]].
+Robin Hood's Acre, mentioned in the Nottingham civic records for 1624/25 (see record cited below), was probably located near [[Robin Hood's Well (Nottingham)|Robin Hood's Well]].<ref>{{:Stevenson, William Henry 1882a}}, vol. IV, p. 441.</ref>
 I do not know where the Acre was located; the coordinates cited above put it quite close to [[Robin Hood's Well (Nottingham)|Robin Hood's Well]], but the exact spot I have chosen has nothing specific to recommend it. It is just that coordinates must be provided for this place-name to be indicated on the Google maps on the overview pages for [[Nottinghamshire place-names|Nottinghamhire]] and [[Place-names|England]].
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+== Gazetteers ==
+* {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, p. 301, ''s.nn.'' 'Robin Hood's Acre', 'Robin Hood's Close'.
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-=== Gazetteers ===
-* {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, p. 301, ''s.nn.'' 'Robin Hood's Acre', 'Robin Hood's Close'.
-=== Also see ===
-* [[Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham)]]
-* [[Nottingham place-name cluster]]
-* [[St Ann place-name cluster]]
-* [[Places named Robin Hood's Close]].
-=== Notes ===
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