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[[File:Geograph-2664400-by-Karl-and-Ali.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Robin Hood's Island, a wooded rock in River Kent, midway between Low Park Wood and Hawes Wood / | [[File:Geograph-2664400-by-Karl-and-Ali.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Robin Hood's Island, a wooded rock in River Kent, midway between Low Park Wood and Hawes Wood / © [http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/37389 Karl and Ali; Creative Commons.]]]<div class="no-img"> | ||
<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-08-17. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p> | <p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-08-17. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p> | ||
Robin Hood's Island (or Robin Hood Island) is a small wooded rock in River Kent at a point approximately equidistant from Helsington, Natland, and Sedgwick, midway between Low Park Wood and Hawes Wood. It is first mentioned in a rental dated 1836.<ref>{{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, p. 305, ''s.n.'' 'Robin Hood Island'.</ref> | Robin Hood's Island (or Robin Hood Island) is a small wooded rock in River Kent at a point approximately equidistant from Helsington, Natland, and Sedgwick, midway between Low Park Wood and Hawes Wood. It is first mentioned in a rental dated 1836.<ref>{{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, p. 305, ''s.n.'' 'Robin Hood Island'.</ref> | ||
Immediately SE of Robin Hood's Island, on the S bank of River Kent is/was located [[Robin Hood's Wood (Helsington)|Robin Hood's Wood]] and 375 m SSW is/was found [[Robin Hood's Well (Helsington)|Robin Hood's Well]]. A small island in a river may have appealed to a youthful imagination. Were these three localities named by children playing in this area? | Immediately SE of Robin Hood's Island, on the S bank of River Kent is/was located [[Robin Hood's Wood (Helsington)|Robin Hood's Wood]] and 375 m SSW is/was found [[Robin Hood's Well (Helsington)|Robin Hood's Well]]. A small island in a river may have appealed to a youthful imagination. Were these three localities named by children playing in this area? | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:51, 21 March 2021
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 54.2904, -2.7535 |
| Adm. div. | Westmorland |
| Vicinity | In River Kent; about equidistant from Helsington, Natland, and Sedgwick; midway between Low Park Wood and Hawes Wood |
| Type | Natural feature |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Extant |
| First Record | 1836 |
Robin Hood's Island.
Robin Hood's Island, a wooded rock in River Kent, midway between Low Park Wood and Hawes Wood / © Karl and Ali; Creative Commons.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-08-17. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-03-21.
Robin Hood's Island (or Robin Hood Island) is a small wooded rock in River Kent at a point approximately equidistant from Helsington, Natland, and Sedgwick, midway between Low Park Wood and Hawes Wood. It is first mentioned in a rental dated 1836.[1]
Immediately SE of Robin Hood's Island, on the S bank of River Kent is/was located Robin Hood's Wood and 375 m SSW is/was found Robin Hood's Well. A small island in a river may have appealed to a youthful imagination. Were these three localities named by children playing in this area?
Gazetteers
- Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), p. 305, s.n. 'Robin Hood Island'.
Maps
- 6" O.S. map Lancashire IX (1851-63; surveyed 1847-58)
- 6" O.S. map Westmorland XXXVIII (1863; surveyed 1858)
- 6" O.S. map Westmorland XXXVIII.SE (1899; rev. 1897)
- 6" O.S. map Westmorland XXXVIII.SE (1920; rev. 1911)
- 6" O.S. map Westmorland XXXVIII.SE (1920; rev. 1911)
- 6" O.S. map Westmorland XXXVIII.SE (c. 1947; rev. 1938).
Brief mention
Also see
Notes
- ↑ Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), p. 305, s.n. 'Robin Hood Island'.