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[[File:{{#var: | [[File:{{#var:Image}}|thumb|right|500px|This area on the west side of Eversley Road was known as Robin Wood Ground in the mid-19th century / Google Earth Street View]]<div class="no-img"> | ||
<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-09-20. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p | <p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-09-20. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p>"Robin Wood Ground" was the mid-19th century local name for an area in Arborfield lying immediately west of Eversley Road (A327), a thoroughfare which did not exist at the time. | ||
The name is recorded in the tithe award for Arborfield (1841), where Robin Wood Ground is listed with Henry Simonds, Esq., as owner, Charles Goodechild as occupier, state of cultivation as "Arable", and with an area of 9 acres, 1 rood and 5 perches ({{ | |||
The name is recorded in the tithe award for Arborfield (1841), where Robin Wood Ground is listed with Henry Simonds, Esq., as owner, Charles Goodechild as occupier, state of cultivation as "Arable", and with an area of 9 acres, 1 rood and 5 perches ({{AcresRoodsPerchesToM2|9|1|5}} m<sup>2</sup>).<ref>1841 tithe award for Arborfield parish, online at the Genealogist.co.uk, Piece 02, sub-piece 007, Image 012, Plot No. 284 (£).</ref> An adjacent area known as [[Robin Hood's Coppice (Arborfield)|Robin Hood's Coppice]] already in 1839 is currently known as Robinhood Copse. In view of this it seems highly likely that, whether or not it originated as such, the name "Robin Wood ground" was regarded as referring to Robin Hood.<ref>This is also implied in {{:Gelling, Margaret 1973a}}, pt. I, p. 124.</ref>{{PlaceNamesItemAllusionsAndRecords}} | |||
== Gazetteers == | == Gazetteers == | ||
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 315-19. | * Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 315-19. | ||
== MS sources == | == MS sources == | ||
* 1839 tithe map for Arborfield parish, online at the [https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk Genealogist.co.uk], | * 1839 tithe map for Arborfield parish, online at the [https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk Genealogist.co.uk], Piece 02, sub-piece 007, Sub-Image 001 (£). (Robin Wood ground not labelled). | ||
* 1841 tithe award for Arborfield parish, online at the [https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk Genealogist.co.uk], | * 1841 tithe award for Arborfield parish, online at the [https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk Genealogist.co.uk], Piece 02, sub-piece 007, Image 012, Plot No. 286 (£). | ||
== Printed and web sources == | == Printed and web sources == | ||
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== Maps == | == Maps == | ||
These maps show the area, but Robin Wood Ground is not indicated or labelled on them. | These maps show the area, but Robin Wood Ground is not indicated or labelled on them. | ||
* 25" O.S. map ''Berkshire'' XLVI.5 (''c.'' 1875; surveyed 1871). (No | * 25" O.S. map ''Berkshire'' XLVI.5 (''c.'' 1875; surveyed 1871). (No copy in NLS) | ||
* 25" O.S. map ''Berkshire'' XLVI.5 (''c.'' 1899; rev. ''c.'' 1898). (No | * 25" O.S. map ''Berkshire'' XLVI.5 (''c.'' 1899; rev. ''c.'' 1898). (No copy in NLS) | ||
* [https://maps.nls.uk/view/104198731#zoom=4&lat=8051&lon=5175&layers=BT 25" O.S. map ''Berkshire'' XLVI.5 (1911; rev. 1910)] | * [https://maps.nls.uk/view/104198731#zoom=4&lat=8051&lon=5175&layers=BT 25" O.S. map ''Berkshire'' XLVI.5 (1911; rev. 1910)] | ||
* [https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=51.3839&lon=-0.9112&layers=168&b=5 25" O.S. map ''Berkshire'' XLVI.5 (1911; rev. 1910)] (georeferenced) | * [https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=51.3839&lon=-0.9112&layers=168&b=5 25" O.S. map ''Berkshire'' XLVI.5 (1911; rev. 1910)] (georeferenced) | ||
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File:robin-wood-ground-arborfield-google-earth-street-view-2.jpg|This area on the west side of Eversley Road was known as Robin Wood Ground in the mid-19th century / Google Earth Street View | File:robin-wood-ground-arborfield-google-earth-street-view-2.jpg|This area on the west side of Eversley Road was known as Robin Wood Ground in the mid-19th century / Google Earth Street View | ||
File:robin-wood-ground-arborfield-google-earth-street-view-1.jpg|Looking south from Poperinghe Way. The area beyond the fence was known as Robin Wood Ground in the mid-19th century / Google Earth Street View | File:robin-wood-ground-arborfield-google-earth-street-view-1.jpg|Looking south from Poperinghe Way. The area beyond the fence was known as Robin Wood Ground in the mid-19th century / Google Earth Street View | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:19, 22 April 2022
Locality | |
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Coordinate | 51.38284, -0.909493 |
Adm. div. | Berkshire |
Vicinity | Immediately W of Eversley Road (A327); immediately SE of Robin Hood's Coppice |
Type | Area |
Interest | Robin Hood name |
Status | Defunct |
First Record | 1841 |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-09-20. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-04-22.
"Robin Wood Ground" was the mid-19th century local name for an area in Arborfield lying immediately west of Eversley Road (A327), a thoroughfare which did not exist at the time.
The name is recorded in the tithe award for Arborfield (1841), where Robin Wood Ground is listed with Henry Simonds, Esq., as owner, Charles Goodechild as occupier, state of cultivation as "Arable", and with an area of 9 acres, 1 rood and 5 perches (37559.89 m2).[1] An adjacent area known as Robin Hood's Coppice already in 1839 is currently known as Robinhood Copse. In view of this it seems highly likely that, whether or not it originated as such, the name "Robin Wood ground" was regarded as referring to Robin Hood.[2]
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 315-19.
MS sources
- 1839 tithe map for Arborfield parish, online at the Genealogist.co.uk, Piece 02, sub-piece 007, Sub-Image 001 (£). (Robin Wood ground not labelled).
- 1841 tithe award for Arborfield parish, online at the Genealogist.co.uk, Piece 02, sub-piece 007, Image 012, Plot No. 286 (£).
Printed and web sources
- Gelling, Margaret. The Place-Names of Berkshire (English Place-Name Society, vols. XLIX-LI) (Cambridge, 1973; [s.l.], 1974-76), pt. I, p. 124 (and see p. 123 for parish).
Maps
These maps show the area, but Robin Wood Ground is not indicated or labelled on them.
- 25" O.S. map Berkshire XLVI.5 (c. 1875; surveyed 1871). (No copy in NLS)
- 25" O.S. map Berkshire XLVI.5 (c. 1899; rev. c. 1898). (No copy in NLS)
- 25" O.S. map Berkshire XLVI.5 (1911; rev. 1910)
- 25" O.S. map Berkshire XLVI.5 (1911; rev. 1910) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Berkshire XLVI.5 (1933; rev. 1932)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XLVI (1876; surveyed 1871-72)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XLVI.NW (1900; rev. 1899) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XLVI.NW (1900; rev. 1899)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XLVI.NW (1912; rev. 1910)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XLVI.NW (c. 1934; rev. 1932)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XLVI.NW (c. 1944; rev. 1938).
Also see
Notes
- ↑ 1841 tithe award for Arborfield parish, online at the Genealogist.co.uk, Piece 02, sub-piece 007, Image 012, Plot No. 284 (£).
- ↑ This is also implied in Gelling, Margaret. The Place-Names of Berkshire (English Place-Name Society, vols. XLIX-LI) (Cambridge, 1973; [s.l.], 1974-76), pt. I, p. 124.
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