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{{#display_map:52.963,-1.138|width=34% | {{#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 | <p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-10-15. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p> | ||
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> | 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]]. | 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 == | == Gazetteers == | ||
* {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, p. 301, ''s.nn.'' 'Robin Hood's Acre', 'Robin Hood's Close'. | * {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, p. 301, ''s.nn.'' 'Robin Hood's Acre', 'Robin Hood's Close'. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:51, 6 January 2021
| 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 |
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
- Nottingham place-name cluster
- St Ann place-name cluster
- Places named Robin Hood's Close
- Robin Hood's Close (Nottingham).
Notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.