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The field is included under that name in the tithe award for the township of Burscough in the Parish of Ormskirk, with 'Richard Edge, Lessee' entered as landowner, 'Richard Edge' as occupier, state of cultivation as 'Oats', and an area of 6 acres, 3 perches and 12 roods ({{AcreRoodPerchToM2|6|3|12}} m<sup>2</sup>).<ref>1845 tithe award for the township of Burscough in the parish of Ormskirk, online at the [https://www.thegenealogist.com Genealogist.com], piece 18, sub-piece 056, image 051, item #1447 (subscription required); accompanying map, online at the [https://www.thegenealogist.com Genealogist.com], piece 18, sub-piece 056, sub-image 003 (subscription required).</ref> It is | The field is included under that name in the tithe award for the township of Burscough in the Parish of Ormskirk, with 'Richard Edge, Lessee' entered as landowner, 'Richard Edge' as occupier, state of cultivation as 'Oats', and an area of 6 acres, 3 perches and 12 roods ({{AcreRoodPerchToM2|6|3|12}} m<sup>2</sup>).<ref>1845 tithe award for the township of Burscough in the parish of Ormskirk, online at the [https://www.thegenealogist.com Genealogist.com], piece 18, sub-piece 056, image 051, item #1447 (subscription required); accompanying map, online at the [https://www.thegenealogist.com Genealogist.com], piece 18, sub-piece 056, sub-image 003 (subscription required).</ref> It is | ||
unclear what suggested the name 'Robin Hoods Hey'. A likely possibility is that it referred to wild plants that grew there as an unwelcome admixture to the oats with which the field was sown. At least three wild flowering plants are or used to be known under the folk-name 'Robin Hood': [[Robin Hood - Geranium robertianum|''Geranium robertianum'']], [[Robin Hood - Lychnis flos-cuculi|''Lychnis flos-cuculi'']] and [[Robin Hood - Silene dioica|''Silene dioica'']]. The location, size and shape of the area in question can be seen on a map included in the image gallery below. | unclear what suggested the name 'Robin Hoods Hey'. A likely possibility is that it referred to wild plants that grew there as an unwelcome admixture to the oats with which the field was sown. At least three wild flowering plants are or used to be known under the folk-name 'Robin Hood': [[Robin Hood - Geranium robertianum|''Geranium robertianum'']], [[Robin Hood - Lychnis flos-cuculi|''Lychnis flos-cuculi'']] and [[Robin Hood - Silene dioica|''Silene dioica'']]. The location, size and shape of the area in question can be seen on a map included in the image gallery below. | ||
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== Gazetteers == | == Gazetteers == | ||
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311. | * Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311. | ||
Revision as of 00:55, 6 January 2021
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 53.5904, -2.8692 |
| Adm. div. | Lancashire |
| Vicinity | c. 500 m S of Burscough Industrial Estate to c. 150 N of Pippin Street, Burscough |
| Type | Area |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Defunct |
| First Record | 1845 |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-10-20. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-06.
An oat field in Burscough, Ormskirk, is recorded in 1845 under the name or description 'Robin Hoods Hey & Summer Field'.
The field is included under that name in the tithe award for the township of Burscough in the Parish of Ormskirk, with 'Richard Edge, Lessee' entered as landowner, 'Richard Edge' as occupier, state of cultivation as 'Oats', and an area of 6 acres, 3 perches and 12 roods (Template:AcreRoodPerchToM2 m2).[1] It is unclear what suggested the name 'Robin Hoods Hey'. A likely possibility is that it referred to wild plants that grew there as an unwelcome admixture to the oats with which the field was sown. At least three wild flowering plants are or used to be known under the folk-name 'Robin Hood': Geranium robertianum, Lychnis flos-cuculi and Silene dioica. The location, size and shape of the area in question can be seen on a map included in the image gallery below.
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.
MS sources
- 1845 tithe award for the township of Burscough in the parish of Ormskirk, online at the Genealogist.com, piece 18, sub-piece 056, image 051, item #1447 (subscription required)
- accompanying map, online at the Genealogist.com, piece 18, sub-piece 056, sub-image 003 (subscription required).
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Lancashire LXXXIV.9 (1893; surveyed 1891)
- 25" O.S. map Lancashire LXXXIV.9 (1908; rev. 1906) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Lancashire LXXXIV.9 (1908; rev. 1906)
- 25" O.S. map Lancashire LXXXIV.9 (1928; rev. 1926)
- 6" O.S. map Lancashire LXXXIV.SW (1909; rev. 1906–07) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Lancashire LXXXIV (1848; surveyed 1845–46)
- 6" O.S. map Lancashire LXXXIV.SW (1894; surveyed 1891)
- 6" O.S. map Lancashire LXXXIV.SW (1909; rev. 1906–07)
- 6" O.S. map Lancashire LXXXIV.SW (1929; rev. 1926)
- 6" O.S. map Lancashire LXXXIV.SW (c. 1931; rev. 1926)
- 6" O.S. map Lancashire LXXXIV.SW (1948; rev. 1938).
Also see
Notes
- ↑ 1845 tithe award for the township of Burscough in the parish of Ormskirk, online at the Genealogist.com, piece 18, sub-piece 056, image 051, item #1447 (subscription required); accompanying map, online at the Genealogist.com, piece 18, sub-piece 056, sub-image 003 (subscription required).
Robin Hood's Hey and Summer Field / Google Earth Street View.
'Robin Hood's Hey and Summer Field' indicated in gray / Detail of 6" O.S. map Lancashire LXXXIV (1848; surveyed 1845–46); reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland; under Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license; adaptation by Henrik Thiil Nielsen.
