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Revision as of 23:56, 5 January 2021
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 51.848371, -1.354863 |
| Adm. div. | Oxfordshire |
| Vicinity | On Oxford Street in Woodstock |
| Type | Natural feature |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Defunct |
| First Record | 1608 |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-21. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-05. Reference found by Robert Lynley.
Robin Hood's Elm on Oxford Street in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, figures in the Woodstock chamberlains' accounts for 1608, 1618 and 1640 (see Records section below). Elms seem to have been quite common in Woodstock and often stood in front of houses.[1] A "greate elme in Oxford streete", most probably not that named after Robin Hood, was encircled by a bench which needed "newe makinge" in 1627 and "settinge upp" in 1637.[2]
While Robin Hood's Elm was certainly a living tree, not a Maypole or May tree brought in from the woods, it is not inconceivable that it may have owed its name to some connection with spring festivals. There are references to bringing in the summer rood or Maypole and to Whitsun revels or sports etc. in the chamberlains' and churchwardens' accounts of Woodstock, and at least once, in 1627, these activities involved Robin Hood. See Woodstock festivals. Template:PnItemQry
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.
Background
- Maslen, Marjorie, ed.; [Schwarz, Conny, transcr.]; [Day, Christopher, introd.] Woodstock Chamberlains' Accounts, 1609-50 (Oxford Record Society, vol. 58) (1993), pp. 97, 114, 128, 135, 137 (bis), 148, 158, 167; pp. 111, 165 for dates
- Wikipedia: Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
Notes
- ↑ Maslen, Marjorie, ed.; [Schwarz, Conny, transcr.]; [Day, Christopher, introd.] Woodstock Chamberlains' Accounts, 1609-50 (Oxford Record Society, vol. 58) (1993), pp. 97, 128, 135, 137 (bis), 148, 158.
- ↑ Maslen, Marjorie, ed.; [Schwarz, Conny, transcr.]; [Day, Christopher, introd.] Woodstock Chamberlains' Accounts, 1609-50 (Oxford Record Society, vol. 58) (1993), pp. 114, 167; pp. 111, 165 for dates.