Robin Hood (Little John Lakes, New Ollerton)

Locality
Coordinate	53.205375, -1.019101
Adm. div.	Nottinghamshire
Vicinity	By River Maun, immediately W of Maida Lane
Type	Natural feature
Interest	Robin Hood name
Status	Extant
First Record	c. 2006

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One of three three Little John lakes in New Ollerton is named Robin Hood.

Robin Hood lake, Little John Lakes, New Ollerton / Google Earth Street View.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-05-21. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-02-13.

'Robin Hood' is the name of one of three artificial fishing lakes known collectively as 'Little John Lakes' by River Maun on the west side of Maida Lane in Ollerton. The other lakes are named Maid Marion and Friar Tuck. Little John Lakes opened in 2006, but it is not clear if all three lakes had been established by that time.

For statistical purposes the lakes have been categorized as 'Natural feature', which is paradoxically the best fit given the categories in use at IRHB.

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

• Anonymous. 'No Shortage of Places to Fish: the Nottingham and Erewash Canals are Alive', Nottingham Post (2012-04-26)
• Facebook: Little John Lakes
• Little John Lakes.

Maps

• 25" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.14 (c. 1885; surveyed c. 1884). No copy in NLS
• 25" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.14 (c. 1899; rev. c. 1897-98). No copy in NLS
• 25" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.14 (1920; rev. 1915)
• 25" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.13 (1920; rev. 1915) (georeferenced)
• 25" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.14 (1945; rev. 1938).
• 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.SW (1884; surveyed 1882)
• 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.SW (1900; rev. 1897-99)
• 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.SW (1900; rev. 1897-99) (georeferenced)
• 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.SW (1921; rev. 1915).

Background

• Anonymous. 'Little John Lakes, New Ollerton, Notts (Angling Times, 2016-05-31)
• Drennan: Little John Lakes
• Youtube: BagUpTV: Little John Lakes – Robin Hood (now only viewable by paying members).

Also see

• Little John Lakes (New Ollerton) place-name cluster
• New Ollerton place-name cluster.

Notes

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  The aerial photos for Google Earth's satellite view (as of 21 May 2018) were taken when Robin Hood, to the left, was still under construction / Google Earth.

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  When The Google Street View photo car came round, Robin Hood was ready for action / Google Earth Street View.

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  Match fishing TV still image from Robin Hood lake / Youtube: Bag Up TV (now only viewable by paying members).

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