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The Robin Hood Roundabout at the intersection of the A339 (formerly A34), London Road, the A4, and Shaw Road, in Newbury, was built in 1966.<ref>[http://www.newburyhistory.co.uk/newbury-timeline Newbury History: Timeline of Newbury.]</ref> | The Robin Hood Roundabout at the intersection of the A339 (formerly A34), London Road, the A4, and Shaw Road, in Newbury, was built in 1966.<ref>[http://www.newburyhistory.co.uk/newbury-timeline Newbury History: Timeline of Newbury.]</ref> | ||
The roundabout was altered in 1977, but apparently further alterations were required already in the 1980s.<ref>[http://www.newburyhistory.co.uk/newbury-timeline Newbury History: Timeline of Newbury;] [https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Robin_Hood_Roundabout_(Newbury) Sabre: Robin Hood Roundabout (Newbury).]</ref> No doubt the roundabout was named after its neighbour, the [[Robin Hood (Newbury)|Robin Hood]].{{ | The roundabout was altered in 1977, but apparently further alterations were required already in the 1980s.<ref>[http://www.newburyhistory.co.uk/newbury-timeline Newbury History: Timeline of Newbury;] [https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Robin_Hood_Roundabout_(Newbury) Sabre: Robin Hood Roundabout (Newbury).]</ref> No doubt the roundabout was named after its neighbour, the [[Robin Hood (Newbury)|Robin Hood]].{{PlaceNamesItemQuery}} | ||
== Gazetteers == | == Gazetteers == | ||
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311. | * Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311. | ||
Revision as of 00:14, 6 January 2021
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 51.40676, -1.317364 |
| Adm. div. | Berkshire |
| Vicinity | At intersection of A339, London Road, A4, and Shaw Road, in Newbury |
| Type | Thoroughfare |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Extant |
| First Record | 1966 |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-04-30. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-06.
The Robin Hood Roundabout at the intersection of the A339 (formerly A34), London Road, the A4, and Shaw Road, in Newbury, was built in 1966.[1]
The roundabout was altered in 1977, but apparently further alterations were required already in the 1980s.[2] No doubt the roundabout was named after its neighbour, the Robin Hood.Template:PlaceNamesItemQuery
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
Maps
Maps of the area, all older than the roundabout.
- 25" O.S. map Berkshire XXXV.13 (c. 1880, surveyed 1878). No Copy in NLS
- 25" O.S. map Berkshire XXXV.13 (1900, rev. 1898) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Berkshire XXXV.13 (1900; rev. 1898)
- 25" O.S. map Berkshire XXXV.13 (1911; rev. 1910)
- 25" O.S. map Berkshire XXXV.13 (1933; rev. 1932)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XXXV (1883; surveyed 1877-1878)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XXXV.SW (1900, rev. 1898) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XXXV.SW (1900; rev. 1898)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XXXV.SW (1913; rev. 1910)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XXXV.SW (c. 1933; rev. 1932)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XXXV.SW (c. 1944; rev. 1938).
Notes
Robin Hood Roundabout / Julian Tubb, 7 Nov. 2007; Creative Commons via Geograph.
The notorious Robin Hood Roundabout / Stuart Logan, 23 Sep. 2011; Creative Commons via Geograph.
Robin Hood Roundabout / Colin Pyle, 10 Aug. 2012; Creative Commons via Geograph.
Robin Hood Roundabout / David Dixon, 17 July 2014; Creative Commons via Geograph.
Robin Hood Roundabout / N. Chadwick, 1 Oct. 2015; Creative Commons via Geograph.
Robin Hood Roundabout / David Howard, 24 Apr. 2016; Creative Commons via Geograph.
