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A signpost at the intersection of a road named 'The Rake' and the road to Uldale, ''c.'' 1.5 km N of Bassenthwaite, points to the hamlet of [[Robin Hood|Robin Hood (Bassenthwaite)]], located ''c.'' 1.5 km to the south and ''c.'' 2 km NE of Bassenthwaite. | A signpost at the intersection of a road named 'The Rake' and the road to Uldale, ''c.'' 1.5 km N of Bassenthwaite, points to the hamlet of [[Robin Hood|Robin Hood (Bassenthwaite)]], located ''c.'' 1.5 km to the south and ''c.'' 2 km NE of Bassenthwaite. | ||
As early as 1866, OS maps of the area include the label 'Guide post' at this intersection, though on the SE corner and not on the N side of the Road to Uldale, opposite the Rake. Since the hamlet of [[Robin Hood|Robin Hood (Bassenthwaite)]] was already in existence, the signpost likely read 'Robin Hood'. | As early as 1866, OS maps of the area include the label 'Guide post' at this intersection, though on the SE corner and not on the N side of the Road to Uldale, opposite the Rake. Since the hamlet of [[Robin Hood|Robin Hood (Bassenthwaite)]] was already in existence, the signpost likely also read 'Robin Hood' back then. | ||
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Revision as of 04:45, 14 July 2020
[[File:|thumb|right|360px|Sign pointing to Robin Hood, at intersection of the Rake and the road to Uldale / Jan Pedersen and Jill Boyes, 8 July 2020.]]
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-07-14. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-07-14. Photo courtesy Jan Pedersen and Jill Boyes.
A signpost at the intersection of a road named 'The Rake' and the road to Uldale, c. 1.5 km N of Bassenthwaite, points to the hamlet of Robin Hood (Bassenthwaite), located c. 1.5 km to the south and c. 2 km NE of Bassenthwaite.
As early as 1866, OS maps of the area include the label 'Guide post' at this intersection, though on the SE corner and not on the N side of the Road to Uldale, opposite the Rake. Since the hamlet of Robin Hood (Bassenthwaite) was already in existence, the signpost likely also read 'Robin Hood' back then. Template:PnItemQry
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.
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.12 (c. 1866; surveyed 1863)
- 25" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.12 (1900; rev. 1898) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.12 (1900; rev. 1898)
- 25" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.12 (1925; rev. 1923)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI (1867; surveyed 1864–65)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.SE (1900; rev. 1898) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.SE (1900; rev. 1898)
- 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.SE (1926; rev. 1923).
Background
Sign pointing to teh hamlet of Robin Hood Holiday Park / Jan Pedersen and Jill Boyes, 8 July 2020.
The signpost as it stands on the north side of the road to Uldale / Google Earth Street View.
