Robin Hood (Distington)

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The former Robin Hood.

Former Robin Hood / Google Earth Street View.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-02-23. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-07-12.

The Robin Hood, a.k.a. the Robin Hood Inn, c. 1.8 km SSW of Distington, is indicated on a map in an 1839 book on the Lake District. It was in existence at least as late as 1947. In 1901 it was run by a William Crone. While the former pub now seems to be a family home (see Google Earth Street View photo below), it is (also) listed as a small business under the name of Robin Hood Cottage.

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

• Routledge, Alan W., compil. Whitehaven & Around from Old Photographs (Stroud, Gloucestershire, 2016) (ebook).

Maps

• Ford, William. A Description of the Scenery in the Lake District, intended as a Guide to Strangers (Carlisle, 1839), frontis.
• 6" O.S. map Cumberland LXI (1867; surveyed 1861-64)
• 6" O.S. map Cumberland LXI.SE (1867; rev. 1861-64) (georeferenced)
• 6" O.S. map Cumberland LXI (1900; rev. 1898)
• 6" O.S. map Cumberland LXI (1926; rev. 1923)
• 6" O.S. map Cumberland LXI (c. 1947; rev. 1938)
• 6" O.S. map Cumberland LXI (1951; rev. 1947).

Background

• Wikipedia: Distington
• Addresses & Postcodes: Robin Hood Cottage, Distington.

Notes

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  Former Robin Hood / Google Earth Street View.

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  Robin Hood indicated with a red dot on this 1839 map / Ford, William. A Description of the Scenery in the Lake District, intended as a Guide to Strangers (Carlisle, 1839), frontis. (Click to enlarge).

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  Robin Hood, early 20th century / Routledge, Alan W., compil. Whitehaven & Around from Old Photographs (Stroud, Gloucestershire, 2016) (ebook).