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- Papplewick. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-01-22. Revised by … Ben Jonson's Sad Shepherd (c. 1637?) includes in its list of dramatis personae "Maudlin, the envious, the Witch of Papplewick". Jonson, Ben 1979a, p. 275. Maudlin figures in Act II, scenes 1-3 and 6; Act III, scene 5. According to the Wikipedia article on this locality, "A local legend dictates that the body of Alan-a-Dale, one of Robin Hood's men, was buried in Papplewick", Wikipedia: Papplewick. while according to Dobson & Taylor, St James Church in Papplewick was "[a]llegedly the church at which Allen a Dale was married with the assistance of Robin Hood", a tradition which they think almost certainly "originates from the appearance of the witch of Papplewick in Ben Jonson's The Sad Shepherd". Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 302, s.n. Papplewick. Gazetteers ⁃ Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a, p. 302, s.n. Papplewick. Sources ⁃ Jonson, Ben 1979a, p. 275. Maudlin figures in Act II, scenes 1-3 …3 KB (447 words) - 00:28, 6 January 2021
- Plompton By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-09-06. Revised by … In the Gest of Robyn Hode, King Edward is exasperated at noticing the scarcity of deer in Plumpton Park after Robin and his men have been poaching there during their stay with the knight (see Quotations below). We should almost certainly take this to be in Lancashire, but it could just possibly be some place King Edward was meant to have visited after his progress in Lancashire, and in that case a possible locality is Plompton, c. 6 km ESE of Harrogate. There is no indication there was ever a park there in the medieval sense of a fenced-in area, but intriguingly there is or was a place named Loxley (first mentioned in 1402) in Plompton, and Loxley is a place-name connected with Robin Hood from at least as early as c. 1600 (in the Sloane MS Life of Robin Hood ). Plompton is first recorded, as "Plontone", in Domesday Book (1086). The meaning of the name is the usual one of "plum-tree farmstead". Smith, Albert Hugh …3 KB (478 words) - 17:33, 17 May 2022
- 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 "Heldernes". 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. 14-15. For the record, it 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
- 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 award for Oswaldkirk with Edward 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 069, #124 (£); accompanying map, online at the Genealogist.com, Piece 42, sub-piece 290, Sub-Image 001, colour (£). While the field name 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
- Barnesdales, Sixhills. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2023-05-18. Revised by … Two contiguous plots of land south of Sixhills (c. 21 km NE of Lincoln), are listed as 'Barnesdales' in the 1847 tithe award for Sixhills. The plots, which can still easily be located by comparing the tith map and the modern Google satellite image, are situated c. 360 m W of Sixhills Road/School Lane, halfway between Sixhills and Hainton. They were then owned by George Fieschi Heneage, Esquire, and occupied by William Neave. The northernmost and largest, No. 106 in the tithe schedule, had an area of 26 acres, 3 roods and 11 perches ( m 2 ), and its state of cultivation is listed as 'Meadow'. The southernmost and smaller, No. 105 in the schedule, had an area of 8 acres, 3 roods and 10 perches ( m 2 ), and its state of cultivation is listed as 'Pasture'. Tithe award for the parish of Stowe (1847) (Piece 20, Sub-Piece 288, Image 010, #105-106 – at The Genealogist) (£); Tithe map for the parish of …4 KB (542 words) - 14:05, 18 May 2023
- 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
- Plumpton Park, Stow By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2023-05-18. 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 their stay with the knight. We should almost certainly take this to be in Lancashire, but it could just possibly be some place King Edward is meant to have visited after his progress in Lancashire. As Lincolnshire is a neighbouring county it is conceivable, though not likely, that a Plumpton Park in that county may have been intended. Two plots of land in Stow (c. 12 km NW of Lincoln), were known as Plumpton Park in 1839. The northernmost of these, the topic of this entry, was situated between the remnants of the moat in Stow Park and Stow Park Road, c. 90 m SW of St Mary's Church. The 1839 tithe award for the parish of 'Stowe' lists William Hall, Esquire, as landowner and Robert Burnham as occupier. 'Plumpton Park' is listed under 'Name and description of lands …4 KB (596 words) - 13:02, 18 May 2023
- Plumpton Park, Stow By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2023-05-18. 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 their stay with the knight. We should almost certainly take this to be in Lancashire, but it could just possibly be some place King Edward is meant to have visited after his progress in Lancashire. As Lincolnshire is a neighbouring county it is conceivable, though not likely, that a Plumpton Park in that county may have been intended. Two plots of land in Stow (c. 12 km NW of Lincoln), were known as Plumpton Park in 1839. The southernmost of these, the topic of this entry, was situated c. 125 m S of St Mary's Church, west of Sturton Road, in the wooded area west of the gardens, east of the field. The 1839 tithe award for the parish of 'Stowe' lists George Archer Bellwood as landowner and Thomas Page as occupier. 'Plumpton Parke' is listed under 'Name and …4 KB (597 words) - 13:02, 18 May 2023
- 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 their stay with the knight. We should almost certainly take this to be in Lancashire, but it could just possibly be some place King Edward is meant to have visited after his progress in Lancashire. According to A. H. Smith, Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. 1, p. 262. Plumpton 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
- Wakefield. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Wakefield is now the centre of the large metropolitan district known as the City of Wakefield, but in the late Middle Ages it was a small town or large village. It is first mentioned in Domesday Book (1086) where it occurs as Wachefeld. Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. II, pp. 163-64. The most likely etymology is "Waca's field", where "field" means "stretch of open country". Smith Smith, op. cit. at first suggests this etymology, but then decides that "wake" probably was from OE "wacu", meaning a "watch" or "wake", and that therefore the name referred to an annual feast or festival held at Wakefield. However, there is no evidence whatsoever for such a festival in the pre-Conquest period. As the first suggestion assumes less, I think it should be adopted. The Pinder of Wakefield Perhaps Wakefield's most famous citizen during the early modern period was the legendary Pinder, George à Greene, the hero of the ballad of …4 KB (530 words) - 00:43, 6 January 2021
- Plumpton Park, (formerly?) a field-name in the vicinity of Shafton. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-08. 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 their stay with the knight. We should almost certainly take this to be in Lancashire, but it could just possibly be some place King Edward is meant to have visited after his progress in Lancashire. According to A. H. Smith, Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. 1, p. 273. Plumpton Park is listed in an 1841 MS Tithe Award as a field name near Shafton, which is c. 11.5 km SW of Wentbridge. With the aid of the MS tithe award See scan of 1841 tithe award for Ryhill parish, online at the Genealogist (£). and accompanying map, See scan of 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 …4 KB (634 words) - 17:35, 17 May 2022
- The former Plumpton Park. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-04-26. Revised by … The parking lot behind the Coach and Horses in the village of Robin Hood near Rothwell was once (part of) a garden known as Plumpton Park. The same place-name appears in the Gest of Robyn Hode (probably late 15th century). In the tithe award for the township of Lofthouse in the parish of Rothwell, drawn up 1838-1841, Plumpton Park is listed as a garden with an area of 2 roods and 32 perches ( m 2 ). Its occupier was a George Cuthwaite, the owner a Kirkby Fenton, Esq. 1838-41 tithe award for the township of Lofthouse in the Parish of Rothwell, online at the Genealogist.com, Piece 43, sub-piece 268, Image 207, item 302; also see Piece 43, Sub-Piece 268, Image 196; 1841 tithe map for the township of Lofthouse in the Parish of Rothwell, online at the Genealogist.com, Piece 43, sub-Image 001, item 302 (£). That this name should have been chosen for a garden at a place that was at that time probably …5 KB (688 words) - 17:28, 17 May 2022
- Doveridge. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-10-25. Revised by … Doveridge in Derbyshire, near the Derbyshire–Staffordshire border, has a slight claim to Robin Hood-related fame in that it was the town which supplied the priest for the wedding of Robin Hood and Clorinda, queen of shepherds, in the ballad of Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valor and Marriage. In st. 37 of that ballad, Robin Hood proposes to the irresistible Clorinda and immediately upon receiving her favourable reply, in st. 38, suggests that a priest be sent for so they can be married right away. However, Clorinda first wishes to go to 'Titbury feast' (st. 39), a feast day or popular festival at Tutbury, together with her future husband and his entourage, which includes the trusty Little John. En route they are accosted by eight yeomen who, however, prove no match for Robin and John. Not until st. 49, therefore: When dinner was ended, Sir Roger, the parson Of Dubbridge, was sent for in haste; He brought his …5 KB (672 words) - 00:59, 13 February 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
- An irregularly shaped field on what is now the eastern outskirts of Conisbrough was known as Plumpton Park in the mid-19th century. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-10-30. 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 their stay with the knight. We should almost certainly take this to be in Lancashire, but it is perhaps worth noting that "Plumpton Park" occurs as the name of an irregularly shaped field on what is now the outskirts of Conisbrough, c. 110 m south of River Don, in the Tithe Award for Conisbrough (1839 and 1860). The Genealogist, Piece 043, Sub-Piece 109, Image 207, Plot 357; Piece 043, Sub-Piece 109, Image 245, Plot 357; Piece 043, Sub-Piece 109, Sub-Image 001, Plot 357 (£). The field occupied an area roughly corresponding to that of the present Valley View and Ealand Way, two residential streets. It is listed as plot 357 in the Tithe Award, its owners …5 KB (655 words) - 17:40, 17 May 2022
- The former Plumpton Park. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-07-19. 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 their stay with the knight. We should almost certainly take this to be in Lancashire, but it is perhaps worth noting that Plumpton Park occurs as a field name in Worsbrough, formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The source is an 1838 tithe award. In the tithe award for the township of Worsbrough in the parish of Darfield, drawn up in 1838, Plumpton Park is listed as grassland with an area of 1 rood and 29 perches ( m 2 ). Its occupier was a Joseph Swiift, the owner a William Bennet Martin, Esq. The Genealogist, Piece 043, Sub-Piece 443, Sub-Image 456, Plot 285; 1838 Worsbrough tithe award; The Genealogist, Piece 043, Sub-Piece 443, Sub-Image 001, Plot 285; 1838 Worsbrough tithe award map (£). Quotations Gazetteers ⁃ Not included in …5 KB (688 words) - 17:32, 17 May 2022
- A field formerly known as. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-04-28. Revised by … A close located c. 1.7 km WSW of Knotts, 400 m N of Champion, and c. 5 km E of Slaidburn, was known as Plumpton Park in 1846. 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 the "[t]ownship of Grindleton within that part of the Parish of Mitton which is in the West Riding of the County of York", where its owner and occupier is recorded as Thomas Pickover, its area as 2 acres, 2 roods and 21 perches ( m 2 ). 1846 tithe award for "Township of Grindleton within that part of the …5 KB (664 words) - 17:38, 17 May 2022
- Loxley. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … The village of Loxley, now a suburb of Sheffield, is first mentioned (as "Lokkeslay") in 1329. There are references also to Loxley Firth, Loxley Plain and Loxley Chase etc.; the latter still survives. See for instance 6" map Yorkshire 288 (1855; surveyed 1850-51) and the maps listed in the Maps section below. The etymology of Loxley is "Locc's forest-glade". Locc was an Old English personal name well-attested in both place-names and on coins. This is the Loxley most generally believed to be the locality connected with Robin Hood. Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a, pt. 1, pp. 225, 226; pt. VII, p. 73. Smith notes simply that "[t]his Loxley is the one associated with the Robin Hood ballads". Smith. op. cit., pt. I, p. 225. Although there must have been local traditions connecting Robin Hood with Loxley by the late 16th century, only a few late ballads associate him with the area. The first known source to connect Robin Hood …5 KB (683 words) - 02:30, 31 May 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
- 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 their stay with the knight. We should almost certainly take this to be in Lancashire, but it could just possibly be some place King Edward is meant to have visited after his 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, tile 3; web edition at Huddersfield Exposed, digitised by McMaster University. Also see Barlow: Introduction 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