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Revision as of 05:09, 25 May 2018
Robin Hood's Oak.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-05-25.
First recorded in 1574, Robin Hood's Oak stood on Colneford Hill, where the road now known as the A1124 enters White Colne.[1] It may indeed "have been associated with tales of the outlaw",[1] but it seems just as likely that it owed its name to being used as a venue for Robin Hood festivals or a stopping point for a procession connected with such a festival.
Gazetteers
- Hidden East Anglia - Gospel Oaks & Other Notable Trees, referring to British History Online (accessed 2013.05.24).
Sources
- Bodleian Library MS. Rolls Essex 5. Cf. British History Online (see below). Not seen.
Discussion
- British History Online: Earls Colne Introduction; web edition of: 'Earls Colne: Introduction', in: A History of the County of Essex, vol. 10: Lexden Hundred (Part) including Dedham, Earls Colne and Wivenhoe (2001), pp. 86-92.
Notes