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- 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