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- By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-09-27. Revised by … There is a substantial number of postcards with photos or artwork depicting localities named after or otherwise related to Robin Hood. Only a few out of a collection of some 500 topographical postcards have currently been uploaded to IRHB. These are nearly all found on pages in the place-names or festivals sections. Images of postcards are included on the pages listed below, either in galleries or as single … leads to the file entry page for the image in question. This includes a list of links to all pages where the image is used, including IRHB's bibliographical entry of the postcard. England postcards of specific localities in England organized by historic county. Berkshire … Kent Lancashire Leicestershire London Middlesex North Riding …11 KB (1,406 words) - 22:42, 1 June 2022
- Robin Hood's Stone. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-05-21. Revised by … On the 6" O.S. map of the Hunderthwaite–Lunedale–Mickleton area surveyed 1854 and published 1856, Robin Hood's Stone is indicated by the side of a road c. 1.7 km WNW of Grassholme, which now belongs to county Durham but was formerly part of the North Riding of Yorkshire. O.S. 6" map Yorkshire 4 (incl. Hunderthwaite; Lunedale; Mickleton) (1856; surveyed 1856). For Grassholme formerly belonging to the North Riding of Yorkshire, see A Vision of Britain through Time: Lunedale North Riding. The name of the stone is omitted on the 6" map of the Lunedale area published 1895 (surveyed 1891-92) but is found on the 1920 map of the area (surveyed 1912-13). O.S. 6" map Yorkshire IV.NW (incl. Lunedale) (1895; surveyed 1891-92); the stone is indicated without a legend. O.S. 6" map Yorkshire IV.NW (incl. Lunedale) (1920; surveyed 1912-13). This stone appears to have escaped the notice of Dobson & Taylor …3 KB (461 words) - 00:55, 6 January 2021
- Site of Robin Hood Sidings. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-12-31. Revised by … Robin Hood Sidings in the village of Robin Hood, Wakefield, on the East and West Yorkshire Union Railway, are first recorded, as far as I know, on the 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1894. The railway was established in 1891 and extended a few years later. It closed in 1966. The London & North Eastern Railway Encyclopedia: Brief History of the EWYUR. Maps ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 233 (1854; rev. 1848-51) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.NE (1894; rev. 1892) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.NE (1908; rev. 1905) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.NE (1908; rev. 1905) (georeferenced) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.NE (1931; rev. 1931-32) [sic] ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.NE (1947; rev. 1938) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.NE (1949; rev. 1948). Background ⁃ The London & North Eastern Railway Encyclopedia: Brief History of the …3 KB (349 words) - 00:41, 6 January 2021
- Robin Hood Bridge. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-01-07. Revised by … Robin Hood Bridge takes Rodger Street over the railway tracks to meet Tenter Street in Rotherham. The earliest record I have found of it is the 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1854, based on surveying carried out 1850-51. 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 289 (1854; surveyed 1850-51). The line, then called the North Midland Railway Wikipedia: North Midland Railway. opened in 1840, so the bridge cannot very well be much older than that. Formerly there was a public house named Robin Hood on the North side of Rodger Steert, c. 50 m west of the bridge. Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Maps ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 289 (1854; surveyed 1850-51) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXXIX.SW (1906; rev. 1901-1902) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXXIX.SW (1924; rev. 1921) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXXIX (1924; rev. 1921-22) ⁃ 6" O.S. map …3 KB (377 words) - 00:42, 6 January 2021
- Approximate site of Robin Hood Junction. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-12-31. Revised by … Robin Hood Junction in the village of Robin Hood, Wakefield, on the East and West Yorkshire Union Railway, is first recorded, as far as I know, on the 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1908. The railway was established in 1891 and extended a few years later. It closed in 1966. The London & North Eastern Railway Encyclopedia: Brief History of the EWYUR. As seen in the photo below, the tracks have now been replaced by … in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Maps ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 233 (1854; rev. 1848-51) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.NE (1894; rev. 1892) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.NE 1908; rev. 1905) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.NE (1908; rev. 1905) (georeferenced) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.NE (1931; rev. 1931-32) [sic] ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire …3 KB (383 words) - 00:56, 6 January 2021
- Robin Hood's Hole on Goldsborough. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-05-22. Revised by … Some feature – perhaps a small pond, cave or depression – on the flat peak of the 388 m high hill named Goldsborough in Cotherstone, was known as Robin … on three 6" O.S. maps produced in the years 1854 to 1919. See 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 11 (incl. Bowes; Cotherstone; Lartington) (1857, surveyed 1854); 6" O.S. map Yorkshire XI.NE (incl. Bowes; Cotherstone; Lartington) (1895, surveyed 1891), and 6" O.S. map Yorkshire XI.NE (incl. Bowes; Cotherstone; Lartington) (1919, surveyed 1912.) The parish of Cotherstone, in the Pennines, then belonged to the North Riding of Yorkshire but now is in County Durham. Wikipedia: Goldsborough (hill). Goldsborough is situated in a large area of boggy moorland. Geograph.co.uk contributor Mick Garratt noted in 2015 that "I went looking for Robin Hood's Hole expecting a cave or pothole but couldn't …3 KB (442 words) - 00:54, 6 January 2021
- Robin Hood Road. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-10-19. Robin Hood Road is a small stretch of road in a residential area 5.3 km NE of Sheffield, just North of Wincobank.1,017 bytes (124 words) - 00:57, 6 January 2021
- Guisborough. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-07-11. Revised by … The home of the villain of the ballad Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne is usually taken to be Gisburn in the Ribble Valley (Lancashire, formerly the West Riding of Yorkshire), but Guisborough in the North Riding of Yorkshire is certainly also a possibility. From the 11th to the mid-19th century, the … 1928a, pp. 149-50; Pease, Alfred Edward 1928a, 'Notes on the Nomenclature of the Town of Guisbrough' (unpaginated appendix). For Gisburn in the ballad, see further … Sources ⁃ Pease, Alfred Edward 1928a, 'Notes on the Nomenclature of the Town of Guisbrough' (unpaginated appendix). ⁃ Smith, Albert Hugh 1928a, pp. 149-50. Background ⁃ Wikipedia: Guisborough. Notes3 KB (327 words) - 00:28, 6 January 2021
- Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-06-18. Revised by … A well c. 750 m NNE of Brompton on Swale, on the east side of Gatherley Road, was formerly known as Robin Hood's Well. It is indicated on the 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1857, based on surveying done in 1854. 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 39 (1857; surveyed 1854) I have not found the locality indicated on later 6" … below). The 1857 map also shows a hamlet named Robin Hood, c. 180 m SSE of the well, also on the east side of Gatherley Road. 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 39 (1857; surveyed 1854.) The latter was formerly a stretch of the Great North, and right here it was, intriguingly, called Watling Street, just like the stretch of the road passing through Barnsdale. Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Maps ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 39 (1857; surveyed 1854) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire XXXIX (1895; surveyed 1891) ⁃ …3 KB (397 words) - 00:37, 6 January 2021
- The site of Little Barnsdale. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-09-03. Revised by … A field in Oswaldkirk in the North Riding of Yorkshire (now North Yorkshire) was known as Little Barnsdale in 1838. The field is listed in the tithe … Oakley Banner, Esq., as owner, William Bland as occupier, 'Grass' as state of cultivation, and an area of 3 roods and 37 perches ( m 2 ). 1838 tithe award for the parish of Oswaldkirk, online at the Genealogist.com, Piece 42, sub-piece 290, Image … may have arisen independently, it may also have been transferred from that of Barnsdale (Doncaster) or Barnsdale (Exton), or just possible that of Barnsdale (Great Easton) or Eagle Barnsdale. Only in case it was named after the area North of Doncaster is there a likely connection with the Robin Hood tradition. The other Barnsdales have …4 KB (580 words) - 19:19, 22 April 2022
- Barnsdale Bar. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-09-20. Revised by … Barnsdale Bar is a place where the Great North Road forks into a westerly and an easterly branch, now the A639 and A1 respectively. As Dobson & Taylor note, it was a place often chosen for welcoming important visitors to the North. Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 307-308. It seems to have been regarded, at least locally, as the gateway to the North. This and the fact that it was one of Robin Hood's chief haunts were Barnsdale only real claims to fame. The last part of the name 'Barnsdale Bar' is due to the fact that there was was a toll bar and house there. Heritage Gateway: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service: Toll house at Bransdale Bar. Gazetteers … Barrie 1976a, pp. 307-308. Background ⁃ Heritage Gateway: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service: Toll house at Bransdale Bar. Notes File:A639 branching From barnsdale bar bill boaden.jpg|The A639 …3 KB (362 words) - 14:40, 10 June 2021
- Little John, the quarry. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-08-09. Revised by … The first 6" O.S. map of the Bewerley–Thornthwaite–Padside area, published in 1854, … name "Little John" next to what must be the marker for a quarry, 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 135 (1854, surveyed 1849-50); for the marker see Cassini Historical Maps: Keys and Legends. on Hardcastle Moor, towards the SE end of the present Yorkshire Dales National Park. The quarry was situated immediately east of a footpath, not shown on Google Maps, but then running approximately NNW to … in the immediate vicinity was a quarry named Little Betty. This part of Yorkshire then belonged to the West Riding but is now part of the North Riding. A search for "Little John" and "Hardcastle Moor" on 9 August 2016 …3 KB (391 words) - 00:51, 6 January 2021
- The hamlet of Robin Hood. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-06-18. Revised by … There formerly was a hamlet named Robin Hood on the east side of Gatherley Road 650 m NE of Brompton on Swale. So far the earliest reference I have found is the 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1857, based on surveying carried out in 1854. The hamlet is indicated on all the 6" O.S. maps at NLS, the last of which was published in 1930 (see Maps section below), but is not found on modern maps. The 1857 map also shows a Robin Hood's Well, c. 180 m NNW of the hamlet, also on the east side of Gatherley Road. 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 39 (1857; surveyed 1854.) The latter was formerly a stretch of the Great North, and right here it was, intriguingly, called Watling Street, just like the stretch of the road passing through Barnsdale. Gazetteers ⁃ Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 306, s.n. Robin Hood. Maps ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 39 (1857; surveyed 1854) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire …3 KB (389 words) - 00:37, 6 January 2021
- The Robin Hood. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-01-07. Revised by … There apparently once was a public house named the Robin Hood on the North side of what is now called Rodger Street, just west of Rotherham. This spot is labelled "Robin Hood" on the 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1854, based on surveying carried out in 1850-51 (see … usually have "(P.H.)" after their name on the 6" O.S. maps unless the nature of the establishment is obvious from its name, as for instance in "Robin Hood … house had been replaced by a foundry by 1901 or 1902 when a new revision of the map was being prepared (see Maps section below). Gazetteers ⁃ … in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Maps ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 289 …3 KB (378 words) - 00:38, 6 January 2021
- Upper Robin Hood Close was situated not far from the point indicated. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-08-22. Revised by … Upper Robin Hood Close in Outwood figures in the records as early as 1790. Its exact location cannot be established from the information available to IRHB, but it must have been situated within an area bounded (approximately) on the North by Ledger Lane, on the east by Leeds Road (A61) as far south as the Bar Lane … on the west by Wrenthorpe Road and Potovens Lane to the intersection of the latter and Ledger Lane. The coordinate chosen for Upper Robin Hood Close … in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Maps ⁃ 25" O,S, map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.14 (c. 1894; surveyed c. 1892). No copy in NLS. …4 KB (490 words) - 13:54, 7 January 2021
- Lower Robin Hood Close (2) was situated not far from the point indicated. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-08-22. Revised by … Lower Robin Hood Close (2) in Outwood figures in the records as early as 1790. Its exact location cannot be established from the information available to IRHB, but it must have been situated within an area bounded (approximately) on the North by Ledger Lane, on the east by Leeds Road (A61) as far south as the Bar Lane … on the west by Wrenthorpe Road and Potovens Lane to the intersection of the latter and Ledger Lane. The coordinate chosen for Lower Robin Hood Close … in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Maps ⁃ 25" O,S, map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.14 (c. 1894; surveyed c. 1892). No copy …4 KB (490 words) - 13:51, 7 January 2021
- Robin Hood Wood. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-02-07. Revised by … 'Robin Hood Wood' was the name of a wooded area at the south-western perimeter of Borrage Green and along the south bank of the Skell immediately west of the green in Ripon, at the eastern side of Hell Wath Nature Reserve and the North-western end of the long-disused Whitcliffe Sand and Gravel Quarries. The area is labelled … The name is not found on more recent O.S. maps available on the web. Most of the trees would have been on the North-eastern side of the path that runs NNW from Red Bank Lane. When the 1856 map was prepared, … south-west into the present Hell Wath Nature Reserve on the south-west side of the path, where two solitary trees now stand (as shown below on the Google satellite image). The part of Borrage Green lined by some of …4 KB (536 words) - 00:57, 6 January 2021
- Robin Hood Near Stile Close was situated not far from the point indicated. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-08-22. Revised by … Robin Hood Near Stile Close in Outwood figures in the records as early as 1790. Its exact location cannot be established from the information available to IRHB, but it must have been situated within an area bounded (approximately) on the North by Ledger Lane, on the east by Leeds Road (A61) as far south as the Bar Lane … on the west by Wrenthorpe Road and Potovens Lane to the intersection of the latter and Ledger Lane. The coordinate chosen for Robin Hood Near Stile … in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311 Maps ⁃ 25" O,S, map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.14 (c. 1894; surveyed c. 1892). No …4 KB (522 words) - 13:52, 7 January 2021
- Robin Hood Far Stile Close was situated not far from the point indicated. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-08-22. Revised by … Robin Hood Far Stile Close in Outwood figures in the records as early as 1790. Its exact location cannot be established from the information available to IRHB, but it must have been situated within an area bounded (approximately) on the North by Ledger Lane, on the east by Leeds Road (A61) as far south as the Bar Lane … on the west by Wrenthorpe Road and Potovens Lane to the intersection of the latter and Ledger Lane. The coordinate chosen for Robin Hood Far Stile … in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Maps ⁃ 25" O,S, map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.14 (c. 1894; surveyed c. 1892). No copy …4 KB (522 words) - 13:53, 7 January 2021
- Lower Robin Hood Close (1) was situated not far from the point indicated. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-08-22. Revised by … Lower Robin Hood Close (1) in Outwood figures in the records as early as 1790. Its exact location cannot be established from the information available to IRHB, but it must have been situated within an area bounded (approximately) on the North by Ledger Lane, on the east by Leeds Road (A61) as far south as the Bar Lane … on the west by Wrenthorpe Road and Potovens Lane to the intersection of the latter and Ledger Lane. The coordinate chosen for Lower Robin Hood Close … in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Maps ⁃ 25" O,S, map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.14 (c. 1894; surveyed c. 1892). No copy …4 KB (518 words) - 13:51, 7 January 2021
- Potovens Lane, formerly Robin Hodo Hill Lane, and perhaps yet earlier: Robin Hood Street. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-08-15. Revised by … North of the Bradford Road intersection, Potovens Lane was known as 'Robin Hood Hill … century. The street appears with that name attached to it on a 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1854, based on surveying carried out 1848 to 1851 (see … in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Maps ⁃ 25" O,S, map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.14 (c. 1894; surveyed c. 1892). No copy in NLS. ⁃ 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.14 (1907; rev. 1905) (georeferenced) ⁃ 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXXXIII.14 (1907; rev. 1905) ⁃ 25" …3 KB (447 words) - 00:57, 6 January 2021
- Robin Hood's Bush once grew here! By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-06-19. Revised by … Robin Hood's Bush is indicated on 6" O.S. maps of the area immediately NW of Scarborough published 1854 to 1910, but by 1926 or 1927 the bush had gone … not a single result for this place-name. It did, however, show that variants of the proverbial expression "to go round by Robin Hood's barn" include "to go … with the expression To go round by Robin Hood's barn. perhaps this variant of the expression suggested the place-name? Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Maps ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 77 (1854; surveyed 1849-50) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire LXXVII.SE (1895; surveyed 1890-91) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire LXXVII.SE (1914; surveyed 1910) ⁃ 6" O.S. map …3 KB (338 words) - 00:51, 6 January 2021
- The pointer put at a random spot in Holderness. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-17. Revised by … Holderness is an area, originally a wapentake, whose boundaries are defined by the Yorkshire Wolds to the North and west, the North Sea to the east and the Humber Estuary to the south. In the Gest (see Quotation below), Little John gets employed by the sheriff of Nottingham under the false identity of Reynold Greenleaf, pretending to be a native of Holderness. Holderness is first mentioned in Domesday Book (1086) as … The etymology is supposed to be ON "hǫldr" (a "higher yeoman", an "owner of allodial land") + OE "næss" (cape, headland). Smith, Albert Hugh 1970a, pp. … may be noted that there are a Holderness and Holderness Wood c. 1.75 km south of Mytholmroyd, West (Riding of) Yorkshire. 6" O.S. map YorkshireCCXXX.SW (1894; surveyed 1892). It is, however, very unlikely that this Holderness should be the one intended in the Gest. If it …4 KB (500 words) - 00:28, 6 January 2021
- Sherwood House probably owes its name to the proximity to a hill named Robin Hood Butts. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-09-05. Revised by … Sherwood House, situated c. 3.3 km E of Bentham and c. 4.2 km W of Clapham, Craven, was in existence and so named by the mid-19th century. The name may well have been suggested by the presence of a hill or mound named Robin Hood Butts in the vicinity. Perhaps now more … known under the name Butt Hill, Robin Hood Butts are located less than 500 m Northeast of Sherwood House. In view of this it seems likely that the latter name is at least indirectly connected with Robin Hood. Sherwood House is first recorded on a 6" O.S. map of the area published 1851, based on a survey made in 1846-47 (see Maps below). … below. IRHB is not sure if the name is still in use. Formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the area where the hill is situated now belongs administratively to North …4 KB (500 words) - 01:12, 30 May 2021
- Robin Hood was the name of a field in the vicinity of Royston. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Robin Hood occurs as a field name or characterization of no less than four plots of land in the 1845 MS tithe award for Royston, Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. … had in mind. which is now a suburban village within the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley, located c. 14 km SW of Wentbridge. Three of the plots form one continuous area, while the fourth, the present item, is situated slightly North-west of them, the distance between it and the nearest 'Robin Hood' plot being no more than c. 35 m. Tithe award for Royston, online at the Genealogist, Piece 43, sub-piece 340, Sub-Image 034 (£); acompanying map, online at the Genealogist, Piece 43, sub-piece 340, Image 001 (£); Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. 1, p. 286, refers to this as: MS Tithe Award 340 (1845). See further the page on Robin Hood (Royston, …4 KB (559 words) - 19:15, 22 April 2022
- Marsh Gate. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-10-25. Revised by … Doncaster's long gone Robin Hood pub was located at 34 Marsh Gate. Information on publicans etc. for the years 1837 to 1911 can be found at Pub History. Pub History: Robin Hood, 34 Marsh gate, Doncaster. During the years in question there seem to have been five or six public houses in Marsh Gate. They are generally included on the O.S. maps listed below as "Inn" or "P.H." The one map that includes the names of a couple of them does not do so for the Robin Hood. Pub History: Public Houses, Inns & Taverns of Doncaster, Yorkshire lists five, incl. Robin Hood, but omitting the Falcon, which is included in 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 277 (1854; surveyed 1849-50). It is quite likely that one could establish the exact location of the Robin Hood by comparing data from censuses to the map evidence. Pending this, the coordinate used on this page is that of a point near the centre of Marsh Gate. Gazetteers ⁃ Not …4 KB (589 words) - 15:29, 5 May 2022
- Robin Hood Hill. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-04. Revised by … Robin Hood Hill was, and perhaps still is, the name of a locality west of Outwood, which is c. 3 km North of Wakefield. It is first recorded in 1657. See Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. … 158, and Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 309. A. H. Smith takes a mention of "Robinhoodstreteclose" in the Wakefield Court Rolls for 1651 as the first mention of this locality, Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. II, p. 158, where the date is … together with Robin Hood House (located on it), on the 1854 6" O.S. map of the area as well as on later versions and revisions, where Robin Hood Bridge is also found a little NE of these two localities. See Maps section below. From Bradford Road in the south to Robin Hood Bridge in the North, the ground rises smoothly from 66 to 92 m …5 KB (664 words) - 04:23, 13 February 2021
- The site of Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-25. Revised by … Robin Hood's Well immediately North of the site of Sawley Abbey is included on at least three O.S. maps dating from the period … is indicated on the 1850 O.S. map "suggests that it was not thought to be of historical interest or of any great antiquity" and that "the annotation ‘Robin Hood’s Well’ [...] … or filtration spring, whose area would not be as clearly defined as those of other types of spring. Wikipedia: Seepage (hydrology) ]; Wikipedia: Spring (hydrology). ] …4 KB (526 words) - 13:51, 7 January 2021
- Plumpton Park would have been located not very far from the point indicated. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-18. Revised by … In the Gest, King Edward is exasperated at noticing the scarcity of deer in Plumpton Park after Robin and his men have been poaching there during … progress in Lancashire. A 'Plumpton Park' is indicated on Jeffery's 1772 Map of Yorkshire in an area c. 500 southeast of Selby, slightly North or west of Barlow Grange. The map has it south of 'Old Carr Wood', North of 'Brackenhill and 'Botany Bay Inn'. Jefferys, Thomas 1772a, sheet 8, row 2, … to forthcoming VCH volume, pp. 5-6. The name may have applied to much of the area now bounded by the A63 on the North, East Common Lane …5 KB (728 words) - 17:35, 17 May 2022
- Robin Hood's Well on Penhill. The marker indicates the source of the well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-01-11. Revised by … A Robin Hood's Well high on the east side of Penhill in Wensleydale is included on the 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1856. 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 67 (1856; surveyed 1854) The well is a "natural spring [which] emerges from … over a few small stones at first but then making its way beneath a slab of rock and plunging down the slopes between rough grass and bracken. Just above … is a healthy hawthorn tree, the only surviving one on this exposed shoulder of the hill." Holy Wells in Yorkshire - 4 by Edna Whelan. Dobson & Taylor note it as "[a] well at the source of a hill stream on Melmerby Moor south of Wensleydale". Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 307, s.n. Robin Hood's Well. … Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 307, s.n. Robin Hood's Well ⁃ Northern Antiquarian: Holy Wells, …3 KB (416 words) - 00:38, 6 January 2021
- Approximate location. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Robin Hood Road is a short (700 m) stretch of road leading from Raven Hall Road to Brow Moor. The name is indicated on Google Earth; it is probably of modern date. Beacon Howes about 350 m west of the road were known as Robin Hood's Butts as early as 1682, but by 1828 this name had been transferred to three mounds lying 1.4 km to the North-west on Stoupe Brow, Brow Moor. Perhaps someone with antiquarian interests … named after the outlaw thought this fact should be commemorated in the name of this little road. Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311.2 KB (256 words) - 00:56, 6 January 2021
- The former Plumpton Park. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-08-28. Revised by … In the Gest, King Edward is exasperated at noticing the scarcity of deer in Plumpton Park after Robin and his men have been poaching there during … worth noting that Plumpton Park occurs as a field name in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, formerly the North Riding of Yorkshire. The source is an 1847 tithe award. In present-day terms. the site is situated on the east side of Gillamoor Road, c. 100 m NNW of Keld Head Road, in the Northern outskirts of Kirkbymoorside. In the tithe award for the township of Kirkbymoorside in the parish of Kirkbymoorside, drawn up in 1847, Plumpton Park is listed as arable land with an area of 7 perches ( m 2 ). Its owner/occupier was a John Richardson, shoemaker. The Genealogist, Piece 042, Sub-Piece 208, Sub-Image 167, Plot 578; 1847 Kirkbymoorside tithe award; The …5 KB (719 words) - 17:39, 17 May 2022
- Goldsborough. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-06. Revised by }}, - -. Goldsborough has a tenuous connection with the Robin Hood tradition in that the name of this town was the surname of one of the three persons who, according to [1568 - Grafton, Richard - Chronicle at … Hude Willm Goldburgh Thoms". Administratively Goldsborough now belongs to North Yorkshire. Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. … Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. V, pp. 15-16. Maps ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 155 (1853; surveyed 1846-51) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CLV.SW (1895; surveyed 1892) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CLV.SW (1910; surveyed 1907) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CLV.SW (1952; surveyed 1950.) Brief mention ⁃ Harris, P J 1950a. …3 KB (373 words) - 00:28, 6 January 2021
- By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-02-14. Revised by … Robin Hood Spring is a natural well in Langdale Forest on Allerston High Moor. The name first occurs on a 6" map of the area published in 1854. It is possible that the pond in a forest clearing … photo at Geograph indicates that the pond is located where a path – of modern date judging by the general map evidence – traverses the area. … lead right through a pond. In fact there is nothing along this stretch of the path that looks like a pond or well. The point indicated is just c. 50 m North of where Robin Hood's Spring is shown on the maps. What perhaps argues against identifying the pond with Robin Hood Spring is the slope behind the pond. In the area where Robin Hood Spring is supposed to be according to the maps, …4 KB (550 words) - 13:53, 7 January 2021
- Butt Hill or Robin Hood Butts, about midway between Bentham and Clapham in Craven. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-09-05. Revised by … But Hill, c. 3.6 km E of Bentham and c. 3.8 km W of Clapham, in Craven, also known as 'Robin Hood But', Robin Hood Butts or Robin … is first recorded with reference to this locality in the 1738 parish register of Thornton-in-Lonsdale. Chippingdall, William Harold 1931a. Not seen, but cf. … Hugh 1961a, pt. VI, p. 241. 'Robin Hood But' is included on Jeffery's Map of Yorkshire, prepared 1771 and published the following year (see Maps section and image … but was tentatively included, under the name 'Robin Hood's Butt', in a list of mottes which was published in 1889. It is noted there that it 'is a mound, but its character is doubtful'. Clark, George T 1889a, see p. 207, where the mound is incorrectly …5 KB (744 words) - 02:33, 30 May 2021
- Robin Hood, Grassington By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-04-08. Revised by … The Robin Hood Inn in Grassington, in the parish of Linton, West Riding of Yorkshire, is known from a tithe award dating from 1846, where "Robin Hood Inn & Cottages" together with the blacksmith's shop are listed as occupying an area of 11 perches ( m 2 ). The occupier is listed as John Parkinson, the owners as … the 1846 tithe map, its premises were most likely the building on the corner of Garrs End Lane and Main Street – which is now the home of a ladies' fashion boutique named Seasons Facebook: Seasons of Grassington. – or the one next to it in the lane. However, the early 25" O.S. …4 KB (536 words) - 19:14, 22 April 2022
- Friar Close. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-02-04. Revised by … Friar Close is a residential cul-de-sac in Stannington, immediately south of River Loxley. Just North of it is a Robin Hood Chase. With a neighbouring street named after the outlaw … Tuck and/or the Curtal Friar in mind. The houses in the street seem to be of late 20th century date. Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311.1 KB (184 words) - 00:50, 6 January 2021
- A wooded area in Stannington near Sheffield was known as Plumpton Park in the mid-19th century. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-04-27. Revised by … An area in Stannington, bordering Storrs, near Sheffield, was known as Plumpton Park in the mid-19th century. It is one of a surprisingly large number of plots of land in the North and North Midlands recorded under that name in tithe awards. As Robin Hood experts will know, it was also the name in the Gest of Robyn Hode of an area – probably near the home of the knight Sir Richard at the Lee – where King Edward discovered to his chagrin that Robin Hood had severely depleted the stock of deer. Though that Plumpton Park is most probably to be thought of as the locality in Lancashire, this is not certain, and it seems best, therefore, to record all occurrences of the name. The field name occurs in the 1846 tithe award for Stannington, Storrs and Dungworth with James Stanley as landowner, Jonathan Revitt as occupier, an …5 KB (690 words) - 17:32, 17 May 2022
- Plumpton Park, an area (a field or close?) c. 600 m N. of Bolton-by-Bowland. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-05-01. Revised by … In the Gest, King Edward is exasperated at noticing the scarcity of deer in Plumpton Park after Robin and his men have been poaching there during … in Lancashire. Plumpton Park is listed in an 1840 MS tithe award as the name of a field c. 600 meters North of Bolton-by-Bowland. 1843 Tithe award for Bolton-by-Bowland at the Genealogist; … require paid subscription). The locality is not labelled or indicated on any of the O.S. maps listed below. Quotations Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. MS sources ⁃ 1840 Tithe award for Nolton-by-Bowland, online at the Genealogist.co.uk, Piece 43, …4 KB (609 words) - 17:35, 17 May 2022
- Robin Hood's Scar. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-05-22. Revised by … About 700 m ESE of Bowes, by a bend in the Greta, is found Robin Hood's Scar. It is indicated on a 6" O.S. map of the Boldron–Bowes–Lartington–Startforth area published in 1857 as well as on one published in 1895. 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 12 (incl. Boldron; Bowes; Lartington; Startforth); 6" O.S. map Yorkshire XII.SW (incl. Bowes; Gilmonby) (1895, surveyed 1891-92.) A Google search in … a 1955 doctoral dissertation which briefly discusses geological features of this locality. Wells, A J 1955a, pp. 46, 64. The fact that this geologist … does not necessarily mean that it was still current at the time, for the kind of study he carried out would have led him to consult detailed maps of Yorkshire and he may have learned the name of this locality from an O.S. map. It is therefore uncertain if this place-name was still in use at …3 KB (409 words) - 00:36, 6 January 2021
- The Westgate. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … The area just North of central Wakefield which was formerly known as Pinders Fields (or … in for instance Pinderfields General Hospital and Pinderfields Road, has often been connected with the famous Pinder of Wakefield, for whom see the entry on the ballad of the The Jolly Pinder of Wakefield (Child 124). However, according to A. H. Smith, Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. II, p. 168. it was a (now long gone) pinfold at the end of Westgate that was associated with the "Jolly Pindar". In 1556 the construction of a pinfold there was considered a customary duty, while in 1579 the pinder was ordered to impound all pigs straying into the churchyard. Sources ⁃ Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. II, p. 168. Notes2 KB (228 words) - 00:59, 6 January 2021
- A close (formerly?) known as Little John Field. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-04-29. Revised by … A close on the east side of Burnsall Lane, c. 700 m SE of Hebden, is or was once known as 'Little John Field'. The field name occurs in … and Thomas Stockdale as occupier. The smaller piece is listed with an area of 1 acre and 2 perches ( m 2 ), the larger with 5 acres, 3 roods and 14 perches ( m 2 ). For both fields 'Meadow' is entered under 'State of Cultivation'. 1846 tithe award for Hebden in the parish of Linton, online at the Genealogist.com, Piece 43, sub-piece 205, Image 010, items #471 and #472; accompanying map, online at the Genealogist.com, Piece 43, sub-piece 205, Sub-Image 003 (£). The closes likely belong (and belonged) to the nearby Rainlands Farm, which figures on old OS maps as 'Rainlands House' or 'Rainlands' tout court. These …4 KB (543 words) - 19:03, 22 April 2022
- The site of the Bishop's Tree in Barnsdale. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-08. Revised by … Close to Robin Hood's Well, but to the Northwest of it and west of the Great North Road, and so perhaps very near Robin Hood's Stone, once stood the Bishop's … This was the tree round which Robin Hood was thought to have made the bishop of Hereford dance, as told in the ballad of Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford (broadsides of 1749 and later). The site of the tree is in the SE corner of an area known as Skelbrooke Park during the 19th to mid-20th century, now a rapeseed field. Georeferenced online version of Yorkshire CCLXIV.SE (1907; rev. 1904) (use slider to adjust transparency so that … Tree Root", but maps based on a survey done in 1930 have "Bishop's Tree (Site of)", so …5 KB (761 words) - 00:48, 6 January 2021
- Part of Foster Park in Denholme was known as 'Low Robin Hood' in the mid-19th cent. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-07-18. Revised by … Part of the grounds of Foster Park in Denholme was a piece of farmland known as 'Low Robin Hood' in 1849. 'Low Robin Hood' is listed in the 1849 tithe award for Thornton in the parish of Bradford with the representatives of Mr Buck as landowners, Joseph Maud as occupier, state of cultivation as 'Arable', and an area of 2 acres, 2 rood and 19 perches ( m 2 ). Tithe award for the township of Thornton in the parish of Bradford (1849) (Piece 043, Sub-Piece 399, Image 307, #1457); Tithe award map for the township of Thornton in the parish of Bradford (1849) (Piece 43, Sub-Piece 399, Sub-Image 001, #1457 – Genealogist.com; subscription required). The plot immediately North of 'Low Robin Hood' was called Robin Hood, that at the top was Little John. Together these three contiguous plots covered and area nearly identical with the present …6 KB (746 words) - 13:51, 7 January 2021
- Robin Hood's Butts. The topic of the present page is the third from the left (west). By Henrik Thiil … Three or four ancient barrows on Gerrick Moor and Danby Low Moor in the North Yorkshire Moors area are (or have been) known collectively as Robin Hood's Butts. The third of these from the west is a heather covered Bronze Age round barrow, 14 m. in diameter and with a 0.7 m. high flat top with a diameter of 6 m. English Heritage's PastScape site: Robin Hood's Butts. Dobson & Taylor, … list the butts as "[t]hree tumuli on Danby Low Moor and others further North on Gerrick Moor towards Skelton". Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 306, s. n. 'Robin Hood's Butts' [1]. English Heritage lists one of the tumuli as being in Danby, and this may well be correct, but it is located at most a couple of hundred meters east of the (other) Butts on Gerrick Moor, not south towards Danby. Pastscape, Monument No. 29138. I have found no …6 KB (852 words) - 00:55, 6 January 2021
- The former Plumpton Park Plantation, Noblethorpe By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-05-16. Revised by … A wooded area on the south side of Barnsley Road in Noblethorpe, c. 600 m SW of Silkstone, c. 6.4 km west of Barnsley, was known as Plumpton Park Plantation in the mid-19th century. It is one of a surprisingly large number of plots of land in the North and North Midlands recorded under that name in tithe awards. 'Plumpton Park' is of course also the name in the Gest of Robyn Hode of an area, probably near the home of the knight Sir Richard at the Lee, where King Edward notes the shortage of deer due to the activities of Robin Hood there. Though this Plumpton Park is most probably to be thought of as the locality in Lancashire, this is not entirely certain, and it is of interest, therefore, to know what other localities or areas are or were named 'Plumpton Park'. The field name occurs in the 1845 tithe award for Silkstone, where it is listed with Sarah Ann Clarke and others, …5 KB (694 words) - 17:33, 17 May 2022
- Probable approximate location of Robin Hood's Mill. A less likely alternative location is the neighbouring field immediately west of Stainforth Lane. just below.]] By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-08-27. Revised by … 'Robin Hood's Mill' is or was the name of a place where the rumblings of a subterranean waterfall can or could be heard overground. This is the only known example of an acoustic phenomenon leading to a locality being named after Robin Hood. The place-name is included on an 1851 O.S. 6" map of the Stainforth neighbourhood 6" O.S. Map Yorkshire Sheet 132. (1851, surveyed 1847) (formerly West Riding, now North Yorkshire). It is also found on later O.S. 6" maps of the area dated 1896 and 1910 (see Maps section below). The waterfall may have … east, but it is also possible it was located under the southeastern corner of the neighbouring field immediately west of Stainforth Lane. …5 KB (607 words) - 13:50, 7 January 2021
- Robin Hood's Butts. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-06. Revised by … Robin Hood's Butts are three round barrows on the crest of Stoupe Brow, Brow Moor, 225 m above sea level, not quite 2 km from Ravenscar. They lie about 1 km inland from the south end of Robin Hood's Bay and c. 3.5 km SSW of Robin Hood's Bay town. The mounds were known as Robin Hood's Butts by 1772, when Jeffery's Map of Yorkshire was first published; they are included also on eesdale's 1828 map (see map … to two mounds c. 1.4 km to the SE which are now known as Beacon Howes. Made of earth and stone, the three mounds on Stoupe Brow are all scarred by quarrying … during the Bronze Age), 19th century excavations, and the construction of a WWII gun pit. Their approximate diametres are 17, 18 and 21 m. There are traces of an outer ditch and …5 KB (650 words) - 00:49, 31 May 2021
- Possible site of Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-02-23. Revised by … Around 1925 a well on the Northern slope of Pendle Hill was referred to as 'Robin Hood's Well'. Its exact location is no longer known. The well is mentioned twice by a writer of local ramblers' guides (see Allusions below). These passages suggest that the well was situated above Ravens Holme on the Northern slope of the hill, on Downham Moor or the piece of land labelled "Great Coppy" on the O.S. maps listed below. Gazetteers … 6" O.S. map Lancashire XLVIII (1848; surveyed 1844) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CLXXXIII.SW …4 KB (447 words) - 01:05, 13 February 2021
- A small close formerly known as Plumpton Park. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-04-29. Revised by … A then enclosed area on the North brink of Bank Wood Beck, c. 300 m NW of Emley Grange, c. 1.7 km WNW of Emley and c. 6 km SW of Wakefield, was known as Plumpton Park in 1841. This is also the name in the Gest of Robyn Hode of an area – probably near the home of the knight Sir Richard at the Lee – where King Edward discovers to his chagrin that Robin Hood has severely depleted the stock of deer. Though this latter Plumpton Park is most probably to be thought of as the locality in Lancashire, this is not entirely certain, and it seems best, therefore, to record all occurrences of the name. The field name occurs in the tithe award for 'Elmeley' (1841), where occupier is listed as Matthew Dawson, owner as George Hutchinson, an area of 19 perches ( m 2 ) and 'Garden' listed as 'State of Cultivation'. 1841 tithe award for Emley, online at the Genealogist, Piece 43, …4 KB (597 words) - 17:40, 17 May 2022
- The former Robin Hood Bottom. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-19. Revised by … 'Robin Hood Bottom' is listed as a field name in the tithe award for the township of Bolton Percy (1843). Cf. Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. IV, p. 223; also see … VII, p. 291. Smith dates the tithe award 1844 Then a willow garth, this plot of land is now part of a field under cultivation. It is situated c. 725 m WNW of Bolton Percy and c. 175 m S of Oxton Lane. In 1843 the landowners were the executors of one Boyes, the occupier a Robert Wardman. The area was listed as 2 acres, 1 rood and 25 perches ( m 2 ), and the state of cultivation was given as: 'Willows'. Tithe award schedule for Bolton Percy … Type: Colour, #61 – The Genealogist; £). This irregularly shaped plot of land is bounded by the Foss on all sides except the west, …4 KB (618 words) - 20:39, 3 June 2021
- The former Plumpton Park, Slade Hooton By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-04-27. Revised by … A small triangular plot of land in Slade Hooton, Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Rotherham, was named 'Plumpton Park' c. 1840. It is one of a surprisingly large number of plots of land in the North and North Midlands recorded under that name in tithe awards. 'Plumpton Park' is of course also the name in the Gest of Robyn Hode of an area, probably near the home of the knight Sir Richard at the Lee, where King Edward notes the shortage of deer due to the activities of Robin Hood there. Though this Plumpton Park is most probably to be thought of as the locality in Lancashire, this is not entirely certain, and it is of interest, therefore, to know what other localities or areas are or were named … with William Beckwith, Esq., as owner, Francis Chambers as occupier, an area of 30 perches ( m 2 …5 KB (685 words) - 17:32, 17 May 2022
- Robin Hood's Butts. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … "Robin Hood's Butts" is the former name of Beacon Howes, two round barrows from the Bronze Age, c. 30 metres apart, … bounded by Robin Hood Road, Raven Hall Road, Scarborough Road and, to the North, Brow Moor. The larger has a diameter of c. 20 m and a maximum height of 1.2 m, while the smaller has a diameter of c. 16 m and a height of 0.5 m or less, having been nearly plowed out. Remarkably, by 1772 when Jeffery's Map of Yorkshire was published, the name "Robin Hood's Butts" had been transferred to three … Brow Moor. Jefferys, Thomas 1772a, sheet 4, row 2, tiles 2-3; web edition of same at Huddersfield Exposed, digitised by McMaster University; Beacon Howes … Hood's Butts at PastScape.org.uk (English Heritage). The earliest evidence of the name "Robin Hood's Butts" applied to Beacon Howes (the old usage) cited at English Heritage's …4 KB (582 words) - 00:54, 31 May 2021
- Robin Hood's Butts. The topic of the present page is the third from the left (west). By Henrik Thiil … Three or four ancient barrows on Gerrick Moor and Danby Low Moor on the North Yorkshire Moors area are (or were) known collectively as Robin Hood's Butts. That … primary burial had then already been removed. He found a substantial number of flints, worked and unworked, as well as a secondary burial, an urn, c. 5.5 m from the centre of the mound. Cf. English Heritage's Pastscape site: Robin Hood's Butts. Dobson … Robin Hood's Butts as "[t]hree tumuli on Danby Low Moor and others further North on Gerrick Moor towards Skelton". Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 306, s. n. 'Robin Hood's Butts' [1]. English Heritage lists the …6 KB (899 words) - 00:51, 6 January 2021
- An area on the east side of the road immediately North of Doctor's Bridge, c. 650 NNW of Denholme was entered as 'Brow & Robin Hood' in the mid-19th cent. tithe award … Thornton. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-07-18. Revised by … A piece of grassland on the east side of Manywells Brow (Keighley Road, A629), just North of Doctor's Bridge, c. 650 m NNW of Denholme, is entered in a mid-19th century tithe award as 'Brow & Robin … & Robin Hood' are listed in the 1849 tithe award for Thornton in the parish of Bradford with Thomas Wheatley as landowner, John Spencer as occupier, state of cultivation as 'Grass', and an area of 3 acres and 33 perches ( m 2 ). Tithe award for the township of Thornton in the parish of Bradford (1849) (Piece 043, Sub-Piece 399, Image 307, #1372); Tithe award map for the township of Thornton in the parish of Bradford (1849) (Piece 43, Sub-Piece 399, Sub-Image 001, #1372 – Genealogist.com; subscription required). While the 'Brow' is …6 KB (768 words) - 13:51, 7 January 2021
- Insert non-formatted text here Robin Hood's Butts. The topic of the present page is the second from the west. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, … Three or four ancient barrows on Gerrick Moor and Danby Low Moor in the North Yorkshire Moors district are (or were) known collectively as Robin Hood's Butts. According to English Heritage, the second of these sites, counting from the west on the Google map, consists of the remains of two round barrows from the Bronze Age, the larger of which has a diameter of c. 25 m. Apparently mutilated by a prospection pit dug into its centre, this has been incorrectly interpreted as the remains of an enclosure. North-west of this is a smaller barrow with a maximum diameter of c. 10 m. Pastscape: Robin Hood's Butts. Dobson & Taylor, following VCH, … list the butts as "[t]hree tumuli on Danby Low Moor and others further North on Gerrick Moor towards Skelton". …7 KB (979 words) - 00:49, 6 January 2021
- Robinhood Field. Robinhood Field. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-09-06. Revised by … 'Robinhood Field' was (or is?) the name of the North-western part of Borrage Green, south of the Skell in Ripon. The name is first recorded in 1838. The tithe award for Ripon (1838) lists two adjacent pieces of grassland under this name, one with an area of 1 acre, 3 roods and 36 perches ( m 2 ), the other 1 acre, 3 roods and 16 … pp. 171-72, dates the tithe award 1840. The boundary between the two pieces of grassland roughly coincides with what looks like a path running NE to SW across the area on the Google satellite image (see below). Could …5 KB (646 words) - 18:58, 22 April 2022
- Robin Hood Close aka Robin Hood's Pasture. / Google Earth.]] By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-08-27. Revised by … 'Robin Hood's Close' was or is the name of a pasture located between the Ribble to the east and Stainforth Lane to the west, c. 1 km NNE of Stackhouse, a vicnity formerly part of the West Riding of Yorkshire but now administratively belonging to North Yorkshire. The locality is listed in an 1843-45 tithe award as 'Robin … its owner a Rosetta Anne Carr, its occupier a Robert Atkinson, its state of cultivation pasture, and its area 5 acres and 39 perches ( m 2 ). Smith, … 168, Sub-Image 002 (map) (£). Map drawn 1843, schedule drawn up 1844, official date of receipt 1845. The locality is included, as 'Robin Hood's Pasture', on the 1851 O.S. 6" map of the …5 KB (713 words) - 18:56, 22 April 2022
- Plumpton Park, a field name in the vicinity of Ryhill. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … In the Gest, King Edward is exasperated at noticing the scarcity of deer in Plumpton Park after Robin and his men have been poaching there during … Park is listed in an 1843 MS Tithe Award as a field name near the village of Ryhill, which latter is located c. 10.5 km WSW of Wentbridge and Barnsdale. With the aid of the MS tithe award, See scan of 1843 tithe award for Ryhill parish and accompanying map, online at the Genealogist (£). a georeferenced 6" O.S. map of the area online at NLS, 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXIII.NW (1907; rev. 1904), georeferenced version. and Google Maps, it is possible to establish …4 KB (619 words) - 17:35, 17 May 2022
- NW to SE: Plompton, Loxley pasture, Loxley Bank, Lowsley Bank Field. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-09-06. Revised by … The first known source to connect Robin Hood with a locality named Loxley is the Sloane MS Life of Robin Hood from c. 1600. Loxley near Sheffield is no doubt the most … name, but there are several others, including one near Plompton in the West Riding, now North Yorkshire. This Loxley has not to my knowledge been connected with Robin Hood, but the fact that it is located in Plompton is interesting in the light of an allusion to Plumpton Park in the Gest of Robyn Hode. A. H. Smith cites the form "Loxlay" from a 1402 source and, from … this could simply be because no tithes were payable for that particular piece of land. On the other hand it sometimes happens that a plot …5 KB (762 words) - 03:49, 12 February 2021
- By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-08-28. Revised by … Robin Hood's Howl is a long, narrow, wooded hollow on the southern edge of the North Yorkshire Moors. First recorded in 1847, Robin Hood's Howl is situated c. 750 meters west of Kirkbymoorside, in North Yorkshire, formerly the North Riding of Yorkshire. The 'howl', which is oriented NNE–SSE is c. 1.5 km long and c. 150 m at … Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 306, s.n. Robin Hood's Howl. A fairly recent study of Northumberland and county Durham hill-terms lists a single example of a place-name, Howl John between the villages of Eastgate and Stanhope in Weardale, whose name includes a reflex of OE 'hōh', meaning originally "‘heel’, in the anatomical sense, and ‘heel, hill-spur’, in a transferred topographical sense". Nurminen, Terhi …9 KB (1,188 words) - 19:22, 22 April 2022
- Robin Hood Malt Kiln. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-10-21. Revised by … Robin Hood Malt Kiln is indicated on an 1854 O.S. map of the Huddersfield area that was based on surveying done in the years 1848 to … and Wakefield Road immeditely to the east, and thus located immediately west of Nun Bank Wood (formerly Kirklees Wood) and about 50 m. North of the railroad bridge over the Calder. The 1894 O.S. map of the area has the legend "Robin Hood Malt Kiln" positioned in Nun Bank Wood, immediately east of Wakefield Road, thus making it unclear if the name was meant to apply to the … sources section below. The name Robin Hood Malt Kiln is not indicated on any of the later 6" O.S. maps of the area online at NLS, See Maps section. though the buidling is shown at least as …4 KB (623 words) - 00:41, 6 January 2021
- Sherwood near Eggborough. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-14. Revised by … In what is now a sports and leisure facility on grounds owned by Eggborough Power Station Eggborough Power Station was decommissioned in 2018 and is being demolished as of 2021. See Wikipedia: Eggborough power station (retrieved on 2021-08-01). North of the village of Eggborough formerly stood Sherwood Hall, a country seat first mentioned in … Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. II, pp. 57-58. It was owned by a succession of gentry families until at least as late as the 1820's; by 1851 it was in the possession of a farmer named John Lambert. See RootsWeb: Bellwood-L Archives and Tomy … Church. It is not clear when the Hall was demolished, but the hamlet of Sherwood Hall that grew up around it is till found on an 1954 Ordnance Survey map. 1:25,000 O.S. Map SE52 (1954). It disappeared when construction of Eggborough Power Station began in 1962. Wikipedia: Eggborough …4 KB (614 words) - 13:29, 1 August 2021
- Robin Hood's Butts. The topic of the present page is that furthest to the west. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, … Three or four ancient barrows on Gerrick Moor and Danby Low Moor in the North Yorkshire Moors area are (or have been) known collectively as Robin Hood's Butts. The westernmost of these – as indicated on the Google map – is a Bronze Age round … list the butts as "[t]hree tumuli on Danby Low Moor and others further North on Gerrick Moor towards Skelton". Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 306, s. n. 'Robin Hood's Butts' [1]. English Heritage lists one of the tumuli as being in …7 KB (993 words) - 00:50, 6 January 2021
- Robin Hood's Bed. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-09-18. Revised by … Robin Hood's Bed is a "name applied to whole or part of the prominent ridge of Blackstone Edge in the Pennines". Neolithic flints have been found at the … is sometimes applied to the entire ridge, there is no doubt that, as noted on Northern Antiquary's informative page on this locality, what suggested the name is a rock which "overlooks the very edge of the ridge, detached from the main section, with a large and very curious … horseshoe-shaped ridge. Blackstone Edge forms a border between Lancashire and Yorkshire. The earliest reference for the name located so far is John Watson's History and Antiquities of Halifax, published in 1775 (see Allusions below). "Robin Hood's Bed" is indicated twice on …6 KB (777 words) - 01:03, 13 February 2021
- Possible, approximate location of Robin Hood's House. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-06-18. Revised by … In or just North of the village of Loxley were formerly found remnants of a house or cottage said to have been the birthplace and childhood home of Robin Hood. John Harrison mentioned the house in 1637 (see Evidence below) stating it was located in a field called Little Haggas Croft. Apparently no trace of this building remained in 1819 (see Evidence), but a photograph in a local … a wooden beam that was purportedly from this house. Robin Hood Outlaw Legend of Loxley: Robin Hood Home of Loxley. A location near Normandale House on Rodney Hill in Loxley has been … the site would have been very close to the present Loxley Common, a couple of hundred meters North of Rodney Hill. Here also in all probability were located Robin Hood's Bower and Robin Hood's Moss. A Sheffield school teacher and local …4 KB (497 words) - 00:55, 6 January 2021
- The Robin Hood and Little John. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-26. Revised by … According to William Cudworth, Cudworth, William 1886a, p. 186. the hostelry Robin Hood and Little John was built in 1622 and demolished in 1800. It was situated in Hunt Yard, in the village of Great Horton (now a south-western ward of Bradford). In present day terms Hunt Yard is just west of Beckside Road and immediately North of Great Horton Road, an area where Great Horton Methodist Church is now … that name? The "Fair Rebecca" referred to in the 1886 Allusion was the ghost of a local beauty who, according to legend, haunted the area after being murdered by her lover who had promised to marry her. Her dying words were reported to have been that "she would come ageean as long as holly grew green". Gazetteers Not included in Dobson, Richard …2 KB (266 words) - 14:00, 1 May 2022
- Pinders Fields, Wakefield. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-06-19. Revised by … About a mile NE of Wakefield city centre lay an area known in 1709 as Pinderfield, in 1793 as … survives in Pinderfields Road and Pinderfield General Hospital. This area has often been connected with the famous Pinder of Wakefield, for which see The Jolly Pinder of Wakefield (Child 124). However, according to A. H. Smith, Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. II, p. 168. there was a pinfold at the end of Westgate, and it was this that the "Jolly Pindar" would have used for impounding stray cattle, pigs etc. Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Sources ⁃ Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. II, p. 168. Maps ⁃ O.S. 1:25,000 map SE32 (1955) at NLS. Notes2 KB (269 words) - 00:51, 6 January 2021
- Possible, approximate location of Robin Hood's Bower and Moss. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … The exact locations of Robin Hood's Bower and Moss (a.k.a. Bower Wood) recorded in 1637 are not … & Taylor suggest a location near the coordinates 53.446077, -1.466976, just North of Ecclesfield, slightly North of Ecclesfield Park. However, as Smith is well aware, the 1637 evidence makes it quite clear that the Bower and Moss were in or very near Loxley, immediately NW of Sheffield. The alternative name of Bower Wood probably gives us a clue to the whereabouts, for at 53.409298,-1.530440, just at the south end of Loxley Common, slightly NW of Loxley House, we find Bower Cottage. Loxley Common was then as now a wooded area. People with firsthand knowledge also suggest a location near Loxley Common. See Loxley Common: Legend & Murder at Andy Hemingway's …3 KB (496 words) - 13:58, 1 May 2022
- Probable location of 'Callis'. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-31. Revised by … By the last quarter of the 18th century there was evidently a tradition in the Halifax area to the … Robin Hood had resided in a house at Callis, a locality on the south side of the Calder, c. 250 m south of Charlestown. John Watson who reports this tradition puts his entry on Callis under the township of Sowerby. Watson, John 1775a, p. 293. Callis is on the western side of Callis Wood, North of Erringden Moor. Among other localities in the vicinity with the element … The early 25" O.S. maps listed below have a 'Callis Wood House' c. 200 m east of Callis. A large, still existing farm there is known locally as Callis House Farm. Charlestown History Group: Callis Wood, Erringden and South Hillside. If not the farm itself then a predecessor was most likely the place …4 KB (636 words) - 18:59, 22 April 2022
- A triangular field at the intersection of Green Balk and Ruddle Lane, c. 700 m E of Clifton, c. 2 km SSE of Conisbrough, was known as Plumpton Park in 1839. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, … by … In the Gest, King Edward is exasperated at noticing the scarcity of deer in Plumpton Park after Robin and his men have been poaching there during … but it is perhaps worth noting that "Plumpton Park" occurs as the name of a field, c. 700 m east of Clifton (c. 2 km SSE of Conisbrough), in the 1839 Tithe Award for Clifton Crookhill and Butterbush. … and Piece 043, Sub-Piece 104, Sub-Image 001, Item 116 (£). The south edge of this triangular field extended c. 90 m east along a road named Green Balk, its eastern edge ran NNE until it met up with Ruddle Lane in the North, the lane forming its western edge. The 25" O.S. map views …5 KB (684 words) - 17:40, 17 May 2022
- Possible, approximate location of Robin Hood's Bower and Moss. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … The exact location of Robin Hood's Bower and Moss (a.k.a. Bower Wood) recorded in 1637 is not known. Misled by a cross-reference in A. H. Smith's eight volume work on West Riding place-names (English Place-Name Society), Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. 1, … & Taylor suggest a location near the coordinates 53.446077, -1.466976, just North of Ecclesfield, slightly North of Ecclesfield Park. However, as Smith is well aware, the 1637 evidence makes it quite clear that the Bower and Moss were in or very near Loxley, immediately NW of Sheffield. The alternative name of Bower Wood probably gives us a clue to the approximate location, for at 53.409298,-1.530440, just at the south end of Loxley Common, slightly NW of Loxley House, we find Bower Cottage. Loxley Common was then as now a wooded area. Other researchers with …3 KB (482 words) - 13:58, 1 May 2022
- The Robin Hood Inn, across the road from Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-10-15. Revised by … Round Robin Hood's Well in Barnsdale a now vanished hamlet of the same name formed during the 17th and 18th centuries, when the well was one of the must-see sites for tourists and travellers along the Great North Road. That this development was due to the brisk trade the travellers brought is suggested by the fact that this tiny hamlet of ten or fewer houses straddling the Great North Road boasted not one but two inns. Hunter, Joseph 1828a, vol. II, p. 487, … inns, but does not cite their names. It will hardly surprise anybody that one of them was called the Robin Hood Inn. It is indicated by this name on 6" O.S. map Sheet 264, published in 1854 but based on a survey of the area carried out in 1849 (see Maps section below). The earliest reference found so far occurs in Edward Miller's History and Antiquities of Doncaster and its Vicinity (see …3 KB (425 words) - 00:57, 6 January 2021
- Doncaster. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … The town of Doncaster (formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire, now administratively in South Yorkshire) is mentioned four times in the Gest (see Quotations below). According to … 800 as CairDaun and from 1086 on as 'Donceastre' (or similar). The etymology of the name is ' [f]ortification on the Don '. The form 'Donkesly', used in De Worde's edition of the Gest (st. 456), is not recorded by Smith who does, however, cite the form … 1248, the town was granted a market to be held in the area around the Church of St Mary Magdalene; the market is still held. Major institutions in later medieval Doncaster were the Hospital of St Nicholas, the Hospital of St James (which housed a leper colony), a moot hall, grammar school, and a stone bridge with a chapel, Our Lady of …7 KB (1,005 words) - 18:18, 27 August 2021
- Plumpton Park. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-08-11. In the Gest, King Edward is exasperated at noticing the scarcity of deer in Plumpton Park after Robin and his men have been poaching there during … a Plumpton Park or Plumpton Close in Low Bradfield that figures in MS sources of 1792 and/or 1796 according to A. H. Smith, Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. 1, … the related name Plumpton Lane, a place-name that still survives. Immediately North of Plmpton Lane is a small wooded area. Perhaps this was once known as Plumpton … in Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 293-311. Sources ⁃ A Gest of Robyn Hode, st. 357. ⁃ Hall, …2 KB (324 words) - 17:35, 17 May 2022
- Barnsdale Bar where the Great North Road forks; both branches were called Watling Street during the Medieval period. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-17. Revised by … In the Gest of Robyn Hode, Robin Hood sends his men to 'Watlinge Strete' to look out for wayfarers. 'Watling Street' is of course the name of the Roman (and pre-Roman) road from Dover to Wroxeter, but during the Middle … the name was also applied, at least locally, to several other stretches of Roman road, including two or three in Barnsdale. Since the 1970s it has been generally assumed that the Sayles to which Robin Hood sends three of his men to look out for wayfarers should be identified with Sayles Plantation near Wentbridge. In Barnsdale, at Barnsdale Bar, the Great North road forks into a North-westerly and a North-easterly branch, both of which were called Watling Street and both of which pass through Wentbridge. The name is recorded for the North-westerly branch (now …13 KB (1,878 words) - 19:19, 22 April 2022
- Robin Hood's Cave, Outseats. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-11-29. Revised by … Robin Hood's Cave is situated in Stanage Edge, c. 2.5 km North-east of Hathersage. It is nowadays much frequented by rock climbers and cave … earliest reference to this place-name known to IRHB occus on a 25" O.S. map of the area published in 1880, based on a survey carried out in 1879 (see Maps … 6" O.S. map Derbyshire X.NE (1883; surveyed 1880) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCXCIII.SE (1894; surveyed 1891) ⁃ 6" O.S. map Derbyshire …7 KB (969 words) - 13:50, 7 January 2021
- Part of Foster Park in Denholme was known as 'Robin Hood' in the mid-19th cent. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-07-18. Revised by … Part of the grounds of Foster Park in Denholme was a piece of farmland known as 'Robin Hood' in 1849. 'Robin Hood' is listed in the 1849 tithe award for Thornton in the parish of Bradford with the representatives of Mr Buck as landowners, Joseph Maud as occupier, state of cultivation as 'Arable', and an area of 4 acres, 1 rood and 2 perches ( m 2 ). Tithe award for the township of Thornton in the parish of Bradford (1849) (Piece 043, Sub-Piece 399, Image 307, #1445); Tithe award map for the township of Thornton in the parish of Bradford (1849) (Piece 43, Sub-Piece 399, Sub-Image 001, #1445 – Genealogist.com; subscription required). The plot immediately North of 'Robin Hood' was called Little John, that below it was Low Robin Hood. Together these three contiguous plots covered and area nearly identical with the present park. It is …7 KB (895 words) - 13:53, 7 January 2021
- The former Robin Hood Close. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-08-22. Revised by … Robin Hood Close is listed in the tithe award for Stanley cum Wrenthorpe (1845). It was situated on the west side of Potovens Lane, a street crossing Robin Hood's Hill in an area about … Outwood. the close covered an area which now includes the residential streets of Mount Avenue and South Park Way. At Robin Hood Hill, Potovens Lane was previously known as Robin Hood Hill Lane. On the east side of the lane, on and along Robin Hood Hill, i.e. opposite Robin Hood Close, was formerly found Robin Hood House, while at the North end of the hill, Robin Hood Bridge still takes Potovens Lane over the line of the former West Yorkshire Railway, which is now the Doncaster and Leeds Line. In 1790-91, a couple of generations before the railway came, several fields on the east side of the lane were named after Robin Hood or were still remembered to have been so: Lower …7 KB (943 words) - 19:17, 22 April 2022
- 'Robin Hood' was (part of) the name or description of four plots of land in Royston. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-15-11. Revised by … Robin Hood occurs as a field name or characterization of no less than four plots of land in the 1845 MS tithe award for Royston, which is now a suburban village within the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley. Three of the plots form one continuous area, while the fourth, entered separately at IRHB as Robin Hood (Royston, Barnsley) (1), is situated slightly North-west of them, the distance between it and the nearest 'Robin Hood' plot being no more than c. 35 m. The three connected plots, here treated as one area in view of their common name, and the adjacent fourth plot are best discussed together. … (for which see below), are as follows: Plot No. 158. Name and Description of Lands and Premises: 'Humple & Robin Hood'. …11 KB (1,561 words) - 19:15, 22 April 2022
- Skellow, where Robin Hood Close was located. I have put the marker close to Robin Hood's Well. The area within which Robin Hood Close was probably located. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-12-14. Revised by … Robin Hood Close is listed in the 1840 tithe award for Skellow, one of the southernmost townships in Barnsdale. The owner and occupier was Godfrey … 6 acres, 2 roods, and 22 perches (roughly 26.561m 2, equivalent to an area of approximately 163 x 163 m.) The Genealogist:Piece 43, sub-piece 359, Image … do not know its exact location. We can say, however, that this was somewhere North of Green Lane/Grange Lane. Being in Skellow, it would have been located a little east of the present A1 and probably west of Scorcher Lane (see map). At the Northern tip of this area is Robin Hood's Well, around which a hamlet of the same name existed until about the middle of the nineteenth century. Godfrey Higgins, Esq., scholar, social …10 KB (1,495 words) - 18:55, 22 April 2022
- Robin Hood Airport. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Robin Hood Airport, or to use its full name, Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, is an international airport located at the former RAF Finningley station at Finningley, Doncaster. By the time it opened as a commercial airport in 2005, more than 11,000 people had signed a petition against the name Robin Hood Airport. BBC News (2004-11-12) – Airport's new name misses target. As is often the case with petitions, this one had no effect, and indeed if a million Brummies seem to contemplate with relative equanimity the possibility of their final joruneys ending at the Robin Hood Cemetery in Solihull – … – surely a good ten thousand Doncastrians can suffer the prospect of flying to sunnier climes via the Robin Hood safe in the knowledge that the return ticket will be valid. According to a newspaper article dated 13 July …3 KB (452 words) - 20:55, 13 July 2022
- From North to south: Whitby Abbey, and the Robin Hood-related places at Whitby Laithes. … Stone as well Robin Hood's Close and Little John's Close / O.S. 6" map Yorkshire 32 (1853, surveyed 1849).]] By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-05-29. Revised by … – in a small field named Little John's Close, immediately west of Whitby Laithes and c. 2.35 km SE of Whitby. To the North, Little John's Close abuts Robin Hood's Close on which stands the modern incarnation of Robin Hood's Stone. The original Robin Hood's Stone is first recorded in … in Little John's Close already at that time, but we have no direct evidence of this. According to Lionel Charlton, who gave an interesting account of these stones and fields in his History of Whitby (1779), Charlton, Lionel 1779a, …14 KB (1,972 words) - 19:01, 22 April 2022
- Robin Hood Street Close would have been in this neighbourhood. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-08-15. Revised by … 'Robinhoodstreteclose' figures in the records as early as 1651. It must have been situated somwhere on the east side of Potovens or Wrenthorpe Lane. A. H. Smith treats the mention of this in the court roll of the Manor of Wakefield for 1651 as the earliest reference to a locality known in 1657 and … the entire hill, the name probably referred to a close on the east side side of Potovens Lane, a street crossing Robin Hood's Hill in an area about equidistant from Wrenthorpe, Carr Gate and Outwood. This stretch of the lane was previously known as Robin Hood Hill Lane. On the east side of it formerly stood Robin Hood House, while at the North end of the hill, Robin Hood Bridge still takes Potovens Lane over the line …12 KB (1,858 words) - 19:19, 22 April 2022
- From North to south: Whitby Abbey, and the Robin Hood-related places at Whitby Laithes. … Stone as well Robin Hood's Close and Little John's Close / O.S. 6" map Yorkshire 32 (1853, surveyed 1849).]] By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-05-29. Revised by … Robin Hood's Close is situated immediately west of Whitby Laithes, c. 2.35 km SE of Whitby. An adjacent field, to the south, is called Little John's Close. As … in Little John's Close already at that time, but we have no direct evidence of this. According to Lionel Charlton, who gave an interesting account of these stones and fields in his History of Whitby (1779), Charlton, Lionel 1779a, pp. 146-47. at some point in the early 18th century the two stones were moved to the edge of their respective fields, Robin Hood's to the south and Little John's to the North, so that they now stood very …13 KB (1,933 words) - 19:10, 22 April 2022
- From North to south: Whitby Abbey, and the Robin Hood-related places at Whitby Laithes. … Stone as well Robin Hood's Close and Little John's Close / O.S. 6" map Yorkshire 32 (1853, surveyed 1849).]] By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-05-28. Revised by … Little John's Close is situated immediately west of Whitby Laithes, c. 2.35 km SE of Whitby. To the south it borders on Robin Hood's Close. As early as 1540 a … in Little John's Close already at that time, but we have no direct evidence of this. According to Lionel Charlton, who gave an interesting account of these stones and fields in his History of Whitby (1779), Charlton, Lionel 1779a, pp. 146-47. at some point in the early 18th century the two stones were moved to the edge of their respective fields, Robin Hood's to the south and Little John's to the North, so that they now stood very close to …13 KB (1,946 words) - 18:59, 22 April 2022
- Site of Hampole Priory. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-17. Revised by … What is so far the only known mention of Robin Hood's Cross at Hampole occurs in a report of the interrogations of Sir Thomas Percy about his role in the Pilgrimage of Grace and Bigod's Rebellion (see 1537 Allusion below). Thomas Percy was subsequently convicted of treason and hanged. Gairdner noted that the 'little nunnery beyond Doncaster' … lodged under Hampall the nunnery', Gairdner, James 1890a, p. 194; summary of the interrogation report. the night in question being 27 Oct. 1536. The manoeuvres of the rebel forces and skirmishes with a loyalist detachment in or near Barnsdale are treated in detail by Dodds, Dodds, Madeleine Hope …9 KB (1,268 words) - 21:50, 11 May 2022
- From North to south: Whitby Abbey, and the Robin Hood-related places at Whitby Laithes. … Stone as well Robin Hood's Close and Little John's Close / O.S. 6" map Yorkshire 32 (1853, surveyed 1849).]] By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-05-29. Revised by … – in a small field named Robin Hood's Close, immediately west of Whitby Laithes and c. 2.35 km SE of Whitby. To the south, Robin Hood's Close abuts Little John's Close on which stands the modern incarnation of Little John's Stone. The original Robin Hood's Stone is first recorded in … in Little John's Close already at that time, but we have no direct evidence of this. According to Lionel Charlton, who gave an interesting account of these stones and fields in his History of Whitby (1779), Charlton, Lionel 1779a, pp. …14 KB (2,002 words) - 19:12, 22 April 2022
- Robin Hood's Park. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-21. Revised by … Dobson & Taylor thought 'Robin Hood's Park' was a "name apparently applied to part of an estate near Fountains Abbey", Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 309. four miles SW of Ripon. In this they have been followed by at least one of the better Robin Hood websites. For instance Midgley Webpages. However, the place-name is listed by A. H. Smith under the township of Fountains Earth Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. V, p. 205. which is not … Abbey. Located in Nidderdale, it owes its name to the fact that it (or most of the land within it) was owned by Fountains Abbey. Robin Hood's Park is an area c. 1 km east of (and above) the southern end of Gouthwaite Reservoir, close to a listed building called Sigsworth Grange, … a cattle lodge belonging to Fountains Abbey. For the Nidderdale cattle lodges of Fountains Abbey see Platt, Colin 1969a, pp. 74, 102 n. 1, 109. …7 KB (1,116 words) - 19:11, 22 April 2022
- Fountain Dale. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-10-08. Revised by … The B-version of the ballad of Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar, from a broadside dated c. 1660, refers to the friar's place of residence as both "Fountains Abby" and "Fountains Dale". Dobson, Richard … According to Dobson & Taylor, since the early 19th century the Fountains Dale of the ballad has been identified with a wooded area – one of the few surviving vestiges of Sherwood Forest – North of Ravenshead and Blidworth. The name 'Fountain Dale' is first found applied to this area on the Greenwood brothers' 1826 map of Nottinghamshire. Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 301, s.n. '(Fountain … known as Langton Lodge. Gover, John Eric Bruce 1940a, p. 116. While it is of course possible that the name Fountain Dale as …4 KB (529 words) - 00:50, 6 January 2021
- From North to south: Whitby Abbey with the Robin Hood-related localities and artefacts … are no Robin Hood-related place-names within or in the immediate vicinity of the ruins of Whitby Abbey, but a local tale connects the abbey with a cluster of localities that have Robin Hood-related names, just west of Whitby Laithes and c. 2.35 km SE of Whitby. Here are found Robin Hood's Close and to its immediate south Little … in Little John's Close already at that time, but we have no direct evidence of this. According to Lionel Charlton, who gave an interesting account of these stones and fields in his History of Whitby (1779), Charlton, Lionel 1779a, pp. 146-47. at some point in the early 18th century the two stones were moved to the edge of their respective fields, …12 KB (1,795 words) - 22:42, 12 March 2022
- The site of Robin Hood's Well. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-05-01. Revised by … Robin Hood's Bottle was one of the items in a little collection of alleged Robin Hood relics kept at the gamekeeper's lodge, a "victualling house" or restaurant at Robin Hood's Well a.k.a. St Ann's Well in the North-eastern neighbourhood of Nottingham now known as St Ann. The well and the gamekeeper's house played an … some fifty years, from the late 1570's on, there was an annual procession of the Mayor and members of the civic administration, in official liveries and accompanied by musicians, to the well for a festive dinner in or outside the gamekeeper's house. Since the participation of the town fathers was mandatory, this in effect amounted to civic sponsorship of the establishment. However, during the 18th and 19th centuries the "victualling house" seems to have slowly declined in terms of prestige and the social composition of …5 KB (671 words) - 00:50, 6 January 2021
- Robin Hood's Well. ] By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-06-13. Revised by … Robin Hood's Well is the name of a well in Barnsdale, at the Northwest end of Skellow between the villages of Skelbrooke and Burghwallis, immediately east of the A1 between the Red House junction and Barnsdale Bar. The name now generally refers to the well-house, designed by John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) Wikipedia: John Vanbrugh. and constructed over the natural well in the early 18th century but moved to a position near a lay-by a few meters south-east around 1960, when the dual carriageway was constructed. The well-spring is now submerged underneath the A1. Wikipedia: Barnsdale. A. H. Smith Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. II, pp. 36, 44. and Dobson & Taylor Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, pp. 23-24. seem to regard Robin Hood's Well and Robin Hood's Stone (see 1422 record below) as two names for one locality. It is unclear if this was in fact the case, but if distinct, the two localities cannot have …14 KB (2,067 words) - 14:53, 6 November 2023
- Robin Hood'S Stoop. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-09-14. Revised by … Robin Hood's Stoop on offerton Moor is an old boundary stone which was perhaps originally part of a medieval wayside cross. According to later tradition, Robin Hood shot an … Kenneth 1959a, pt. I, p. 156. Similar traditions relate to Whitby Abbey (North Riding of Yorkshire) and Limlow Hill (Cambridgeshire) among others. The earliest source for this place-name found so far is the 25" O.S. map of the area published in 1880, but it seems likely it was included on earlier maps. In view of Hathersage's centuries old romance with Little John it is not as surprising as it might otherwise have seemed that Robin Hood's Stoop has an alternative name that connects it with Robin Hood's next in command. The second item in the image gallery below shows an early …6 KB (844 words) - 13:51, 7 January 2021
- Robin Hood's Bay. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Entry based in part on information from Robert Lynley. Robin Hood's Bay is the name of a bay on the North Yorkshire coast, 8 km south of Whitby, as well as a picturesque village on the North side of the bay. Cited as "Robyn Oeds Bay" in a letter sent from the count of Flanders to a King Edward (probably Edward II, possibly Edward III) some time … (see Allusions below), Robin Hood's Bay is the earliest recorded of all Robin Hood place-names. Fishing was the main industry at Robin Hood's Bay … but already then this little picturesque town by the sea had become something of a tourist magnet. It is now a summer holiday resort for well-heeled … Pease, Alfred Edward 1928a, Appendix IV (unpaginated). on early 20th century postcards – of which there are a substantial number – it can be found …19 KB (2,834 words) - 01:21, 31 May 2021
- Wentbridge. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-06-04. Revised by … Several photos courtesy Richard Hawlor. Referred to in the Gest of Robyn Hode and Robin Hood and the Potter, Wentbridge is the name both of a bridge – first mentioned in 1190 as "pontem de Wente" Smith, Albert … 51. – over the river Went and the village that grew up around it at the Northern boundary of Barnsdale. The village lies athwart the original Great North Road and hence would have been well known to travellers along this main road from London to the North and Scotland. Before the modern road was constructed, the deep incline at Wentbridge, 1 in 16, made this a dangerous place for travellers on horseback or in a horse driven carriage. Passengers would generally have had to leave the carriage during descent, as braking was dangerous, and during ascent in order to lighten the burden for the horses. Hence this was a very well chosen locale for a tale about a …13 KB (2,013 words) - 21:38, 22 November 2021
- Ruins of St Mary's Abbey, York By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-05-09. Revised by … St Mary's Abbey, York, is the scene of the greater part of fytte II (sts. 84–125) of the Gest of Robyn Hode. It is mentioned by name in sts. 54, 84, 233, and indirectly referred to in sts. 55 and 129 of that poem. Robin entertains, and in his own manner robs, the high cellarer of St Mary's in fytte IV (see sts. 213-61 and 271-73). The ruins of St Mary's Abbey are situated on a steeply-sloping site to the west of York Minster in what are now the York Museum Gardens. This Benedictine monastery was once the richest in the North of England and often served as the administrative and financial headquarters of the royal administration when the latter moved North during periods of war or impending conflict with Scotland. Brief history A church dedicated to Saint Olaf II of Norway was founded on the site in 1055. After the Conquest it came into the possession of Alan Rufus, an Anglo-Breton …19 KB (2,817 words) - 13:54, 7 January 2021
- Sayles Plantation, identified by modern historians with the Sayles of the Gest By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-06-30. Revised by … … Hawlor; includes information and materials from David Hepworth. In the Gest of Robyn Hode, a tale which has the outlaws in part based in Barnsdale, Robin … area. Its inclusion in the Gest tells us that the writer knew this part of the West Riding well. From the 1970s on several historians have identified this Sayles with a Sayles Plantation near Wentbridge. Though at first sight plausible, this is demonstrably impossible. The locality referred to in the poem …15 KB (2,537 words) - 19:00, 6 June 2021
- Robin Hood's Well, Extwistle By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-02-10. Revised by … Robin Hood's Well in Extwistle, c. 400 meters west of Black Clough Head, is or was named after Robin Hood's House or vice versa. The well is located eight or ten meters North-east of the House. Robin Hood's Well in Extwistle is thus labelled on a 6" O.S. map … Robin Hood's House, but not the well. The House is at the eastern edge of one 25" O.S. map sheet, the Well at the western edge of a neighbouring one. No edition of the latter is online as of 10 Feb. 2019. John A. Clayton wrote the following excellent account of the site c. 2005: The hamlet of Haggate is on the cross-roads from Nelson to Worsthorn and Burnley to Halifax. The route through the nearby hamlet of Lane Bottom follows the Thursden Valley to the slopes of Boulsworth Hill. At the head of this climb through the valley is an Iron Age …5 KB (798 words) - 13:50, 7 January 2021
- The marker indicates the probable centre of Barnsdale, at whose Northern boundary lay Wentbridge. Barnsdale's extent in the west-east direction would have been similar to that North-south. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Barnsdale was one of Robin Hood's two chief haunts in the medieval and early modern outlaw tradition. Never precisely delimited, it was an area straddling the Great North Road about halfway between Doncaster and Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Following Dobson & Taylor (1972), Dobson, Richard Barrie 1972a, see pp. 11-20. modern historians have tended to relocate it to an area somewhat North of its original location. However, a close reading of the Gest of Robyn Hode (see "Location and extent" below) suggest this may not be necessary. The etymology of "Barnsdale" is "Beorn's valley", Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. II, p. 37. Beorn being an OE personal name, which occurs also in other place-names, for instance Barnsley (c. 18 km …31 KB (4,592 words) - 19:21, 12 February 2023