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Described in 1856 as a "narrow winding lane, which was formerly the bed of the Scire-beck" (see 1856 Allusion), Robin Hood's Walk is now a meandering residential street in Boston. First recorded in 1640, this street name has more recently, one assumes, inspired a cluster of Robin Hood-related street names in the immediate vicinity: [[Friar Way (Boston)|Friar Way]], [[Greenwood Drive (Boston)|Greenwood Drive]], [[Locksley Close (Boston)|Locksley Close]], [[Marian Road (Boston)|Marian Road]], [[Sheriff Way (Boston)|Sheriff Way]] and [[Sherwood Avenue (Boston)|Sherwood Avenue.]] | Described in 1856 as a "narrow winding lane, which was formerly the bed of the Scire-beck" (see 1856 Allusion), Robin Hood's Walk is now a meandering residential street in Boston. First recorded in 1640, this street name has more recently, one assumes, inspired a cluster of Robin Hood-related street names in the immediate vicinity: [[Friar Way (Boston)|Friar Way]], [[Greenwood Drive (Boston)|Greenwood Drive]], [[Locksley Close (Boston)|Locksley Close]], [[Marian Road (Boston)|Marian Road]], [[Sheriff Way (Boston)|Sheriff Way]] and [[Sherwood Avenue (Boston)|Sherwood Avenue.]] | ||
Revision as of 11:17, 18 December 2017
Approximate location of Robin Hood's Walk.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-09. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-12-18.
Described in 1856 as a "narrow winding lane, which was formerly the bed of the Scire-beck" (see 1856 Allusion), Robin Hood's Walk is now a meandering residential street in Boston. First recorded in 1640, this street name has more recently, one assumes, inspired a cluster of Robin Hood-related street names in the immediate vicinity: Friar Way, Greenwood Drive, Locksley Close, Marian Road, Sheriff Way and Sherwood Avenue.
Allusions
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.
Sources
- Thompson, Pishey. The History and Antiquities of Boston (Boston, England; London; Boston, Massachusetts, 1856), pp. 199-200, 466.
Also see
Notes