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{{#display_map:{{#var:Coords}}~{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}|'|'}}|width=34%}}<div class="pnMapLegend">The northern part of the now bi-, tri or more-sected Little John's Lane in Reading.</div> | {{#display_map:{{#var:Coords}}~{{#replace:{{PAGENAME}}|'|'}}|width=34%|enablefullscreen=yes}}<div class="pnMapLegend">The northern part of the now bi-, tri or more-sected Little John's Lane in Reading.</div> | ||
[[File:sherwood-street-reading-google-earth-street-view.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Looking west on Sherwood Street / Google Earth Street View.]] | [[File:sherwood-street-reading-google-earth-street-view.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Looking west on Sherwood Street / Google Earth Street View.]]<div class="no-img"> | ||
<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-11-17. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p> | <p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-11-17. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p> | ||
Sherwood Street in Reading most likely owes its name to the presence in the neighbourhood of several localities named after Little John. The map evidence (see Maps section below) indicates that the street came into being probably after 1883 and certainly after 1877. | Sherwood Street in Reading most likely owes its name to the presence in the neighbourhood of several localities named after Little John. The map evidence (see Maps section below) indicates that the street came into being probably after 1883 and certainly after 1877. | ||
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== Gazetteers == | == Gazetteers == | ||
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311. | * Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311. | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading,_Berkshire Wikipedia: Reading, Berkshire.] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading,_Berkshire Wikipedia: Reading, Berkshire.] | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:59, 6 January 2021
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 51.459293, -1.002943 |
| Adm. div. | Berkshire |
| Vicinity | c. 80 m N of and parallel with Oxford Street in Reading |
| Type | Thoroughfare |
| Interest | Miscellaneous |
| Status | Extant |
| First Record | 1900 |
The northern part of the now bi-, tri or more-sected Little John's Lane in Reading.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-11-17. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-06.
Sherwood Street in Reading most likely owes its name to the presence in the neighbourhood of several localities named after Little John. The map evidence (see Maps section below) indicates that the street came into being probably after 1883 and certainly after 1877.
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 Berkshire XXXVII.2 (1911; rev. 1910) (street labelled)
- 25" O.S. map Berkshire XXXVII.2 (1934; rev. 1932) (street labelled)
- 25" O.S. map Berkshire XXXVII.2 (1911; rev. 1910) (street labelled)
- 25" O.S. map Berkshire XXXVII.2 (1934; rev. 1932) (street labelled)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XXXVII (1883; surveyed 1872-77) (street not on map)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XXXVII.NW (1900; rev. 1898) (street labelled)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XXXVII.NW (1900; rev. 1898) (georeferenced) (street labelled)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XXXVII.NW (1914; rev. 1910) (street labelled)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XXXVII.NW (c. 1935; rev. 1932) (street labelled)
- 6" O.S. map Berkshire XXXVII.NW (c. 1944; rev. 1938) (street labelled).
Background
Also see