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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-11-05. Revised by … The section on Robin Hood-related Plant names includes information on folk-names of Plants, Plant variety (trade) names and a list of secondary literature. Specific Plant names So far Robin Hood-related Plant names have been entered at IRHB. There are at least twice that number. Lists ⁃ The Hosta Helper: Robin Hood Series ⁃ N.E.D., vol. VIII, pt. I, p. 736, s.n. Robin Hood, sb., 3 and 5. Less than a handful of quotations. Also see ⁃ Robin Hood's Scar (Southowram).
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-11-05. Revised by … The section on Robin Hood-related Plant names includes information on folk-names of Plants, Plant variety (trade) names and a list of secondary literature. Specific Plant names So far Robin Hood-related Plant names have been entered at IRHB. There are at least twice that number. Lists ⁃ The Hosta Helper: Robin Hood Series ⁃ N.E.D., vol. VIII, pt. I, p. 736, s.n. Robin Hood, sb., 3 and 5. Less than a handful of quotations. Also see ⁃ Robin Hood's Scar (Southowram).
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-09. Revised by … "Robin Hood and his sheep" and "Robin Hood and his men" were noted in c. 1895-97 as Lincolnshire folk names for bracken: "The Bracken [sic] stalk or root just level with the ground, cut slanting so as to show its dark centre." Woodruffe-Peacock, Edward Adrian 1894a, p. 29. Sources ⁃ Woodruffe-Peacock, Edward Adrian 1894a, p. 29. ⁃ Gutch, Eliza 1908a, p. 19. Brief mention ⁃ Gilchrist, Robert Murray 1913a, p. 24. Also see Robin Hood and his sheep Notes
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-07-24. Revised by … "Robin Hood and his sheep" and "Robin Hood and his men" were noted in c. 1895-97 as Lincolnshire folk names for bracken: "The Bracken [sic] stalk or root just level with the ground, cut slanting so as to show its dark centre." Woodruffe-Peacock, Edward Adrian 1894a, p. 29. Sources ⁃ Woodruffe-Peacock, Edward Adrian 1894a, p. 29. ⁃ Gutch, Eliza 1908a, p. 19. Brief mention ⁃ Gilchrist, Robert Murray 1913a, p. 24. Also see ⁃ Robin Hood and his men. Notes
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-01-09. Revised by … Auricula 'Robin Hood Stripe' is a cultivar of the plat Primula auricula bred by Ray Downard and introduced in 2003. Woottens of Wenhaston: Primula auricula 'Robin Hood Stripe'. The plat has a height and spread of 15 cm. The flower (March to May) is geenish yellow with purplish red stripes. The natural habitat of Primula auricula is the Alps. Wikipedia: Primula auricula Background ⁃ Wikipedia: Primula auricula ⁃ Woottens of Wenhaston: Primula auricula 'Robin Hood Stripe'. Notes
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-08-17. Revised by … The author R.M. Gilchrist, writing in 1913, noted that Geranium robertianum was known by the outlaw's name in several English counties. Gilchrist, Robert Murray 1913a, p. 24. The Plant, which has the alternative Latin name of Robertiella robertiana, is also … the element 'Robert'/'Robin' in two of the most common folk-names for this Plant that led to the adoption of the alternative name of 'Robin Hood'? Geranium robertianum is an annual or biennial Plant, up to 50 cm high, that produces small pink five-petalled flowers (8-14 mm in diameter) from April to autumn. Its stems are often reddish, and its leaves also turn red at the end of the flowering season. It is common throughout Britain and Ireland in woodland, hedgerows, scree and in …
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-06-21. Revised by … Photo by 'Onewish1' (Allison), user of the National Gardening Association website. The Robin Hood rose is a variety of musk rose introduced in 1927 by the well-known English rosarian or rose breeder Joseph Pemberton (1852–1926). See Wikipedia: Joseph Pemberton. This variety of musk rose forms a large spreading shrub bearing dense clusters of very small (c. 1.5 cm ⌀) cherry red blooms. It reaches a height of c. 120 cm and a width of c. 150 cm. Its foliage is dark green and small, while its blooms are bright cherry red, darkening with age. Sources ⁃ National Gardening Association – The Q&A Archives: Robin Hood Rose Background ⁃ Wikipedia: Joseph Pemberton ⁃ Wikipedia: Rosa moschata. Notes File:Robin Hood Rose by Onewish1.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Robin Hood rose / Courtesy user 'Onewish1', Allison, of National Gardening Assoc. site. File:Rosa_Robin_Hood.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Rosa 'Robin …
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-07-26. Revised by … The most common popular names for clematis vitalba are probably 'traveller's joy' and 'old man's beard', but according to the author R.M. Gilchrist, writing in 1913, the Plant was also known as 'Robin Hood's feather' in several counties. Gilchrist, Robert Murray 1913a, p. 24. I am not aware if this name is still in use. The Plant is a climbing shrub with branched, grooved stems, deciduous leaves and scented white-green flowers with fluffy underlying sepals. A native Plant in the UK, it is common throughout England south of a line from the Mersey to the Humber as well as in the south, east and north of Wales. It is widely Planted outside its natural range and may be found as far north as the southern … to imagine that it may have reminded someone of an old man's beard. The Plant in fruit is obviously suggestive of feathers. Wikipedia: …
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-05-17. Revised by … First marketed in 2012, the hosta cultivar 'Sheriff of Nottingham' was hybridized by Jim Schwartz. It is one of a series of cultivars with names inspired by the address of his business: 11676 Robin Hood Drive (Dubuque), Iowa. Dave's Garden: The Scoop on Jim's Hostas and Manta: Schwartz Greenhouse. 'Sheriff of Nottingham' is edium-sized with greenish yellow, slightly cupped, and shiny leaves. It has medium lavender, tubular flowers, blooming in June. I have not been able to establish from which of the 24 accepted species the 'Friar Tuck' variety was bred, but perhaps this is a moot point since the species are easily interbred. See Wikipedia: Hosta. See the entry on Hosta Robin Hood for information on hostas in general. For 'Robin Hood' et al., see link below. Jim's Hostas is now owned by Uniquely Hostas. Sources ⁃ Hosta Sheriff of Nottingham. Background ⁃ Dave's Garden: The Scoop on Jim's Hostas ⁃ …
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2015-07-26. Revised by … The author R.M. Gilchrist noted in 1913 that Lychnis flos-cuculi, commonly called Ragged-Robin, was known by the outlaw's name in several English counties. Gilchrist, Robert Murray 1913a, p. 24. Was it simply the element 'Robin' in the most common folk-name for this Plant that led to the adoption of the alternative name of 'Robin Hood'? In any … yet found of this folk name is dated 1844 (see Quotations section below) The Plant is herbaceous and perennial, belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. Native … As a consequence of modern farming techniques and draining of wet-lands the Plant is no longer as common in Britain as it used to be. The Plant forms a rosette of low-growing foliage with numerous 20-90 cm tall flower stems which rise above the foliage and branch near the top of the stem, ending in pink flowers that are 3-4 cm across. The …
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-01. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-08-13. The section on Robin Hood proverbs includes information on specific proverbs, on proverb collections and lists, and on sources discussing proverbs. Also included are examples of the use of "Robin Hood" or names of minor characters as common nouns, Plant names etc. Specific proverbs and expressions Collections and lists The page on "Collections and lists" includes lists of Robin Hood proverbs as well as general proverb collection. ⁃ Proverb collections and lists Studies and criticism The page on "Studies and criticism" lists the relatively few sources that touch on Robin Hood proverbs in general. ⁃ Proverb studies and criticism
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-13. Revised by … First marketed in 2000, the hosta cultivar 'Maid Marian' was hybridized by Jim Schwartz. It is one of a series of cultivars with names inspired by the address of his business: 11676 Robin Hood Drive (Dubuque), Iowa. Dave's Garden: The Scoop on Jim's Hostas and Manta: Schwartz Greenhouse. For 'Robin Hood' et al., see 'Also see' section below. 'Maid Marian' is a large Hosta that grows in half or full shade, reaching a height of 50–60 cm. It has large yellow leaves with a wavy green margin. Hosta Paradise: Hosta 'Maid Marian'. Jim's Hostas is now owned by Uniquely Hostas. I have not been able to establish from which of the 24 accepted species the 'Maid Marian' variety was bred, but perhaps this is a moot point since the species are easily interbred. See Wikipedia: Hosta. See the entry on Hosta Robin Hood for information on hostas in general. Sources ⁃ Hosta Paradise: Hosta Maid Marian ⁃ Dave's Garden: …
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-13. Revised by … First marketed in 2000, the hosta cultivar 'Little John' was hybridized by Jim Schwartz. It is one of a series of cultivars with names inspired by the address of his business: 11676 Robin Hood Drive (Dubuque), Iowa. Dave's Garden: The Scoop on Jim's Hostas and Manta: Schwartz Greenhouse. 'Little John' is a very large cultivar, c. 1 m tall, covering an area of up to c. 180 cm in diameter, and with intensely blue-green, moderately corrugated leaves measuring up to 28 x 36 cm. Land of the Giants Hosta Farm: Little John. Jim's Hostas is now owned by Uniquely Hostas. IRHB has not been able to establish from which of the 24 accepted species the 'Little John' variety was bred, but perhaps this is a moot point since the species are easily interbred. See Wikipedia: Hosta. For 'Robin Hood' et al., see 'Also see' section below. See the entry on Hosta Robin Hood for information on hostas in general. Sources ⁃ The Hosta …
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-13. Revised by … First marketed in 2000, the hosta cultivar 'Robin of Loxley' was hybridized by Jim Schwartz. It is one of a series of cultivars with names inspired by the address of his business: 11676 Robin Hood Drive (Dubuque), Iowa. Dave's Garden: The Scoop on Jim's Hostas and Manta: Schwartz Greenhouse. For 'Robin Hood' et al., see 'Also see' section below. 'Robin of Loxley' is a large Hosta that has nearly white flowers and grows in half or full shade, reaching a height of 60 to 70 cm. Hosta Paradise: Hosta Robin of Loxley. Its leaves are blue-green, and it blooms from late June into July. The Hosta Helper: Hosta Robin of Loxley. I have not been able to establish from which of the 24 accepted species the 'Robin of Loxley' variety was bred, but perhaps this is a moot point since the species are easily interbred. See Wikipedia: Hosta. See the entry on Hosta Robin Hood for information on hostas in general. Jim's Hostas is now owned by …
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-13. Revised by … First marketed in 2000, the hosta cultivar 'Friar Tuck' was hybridized by Jim Schwartz. It is one of a series of cultivars with names inspired by the address of his business: 11676 Robin Hood Drive (Dubuque), Iowa. Dave's Garden: The Scoop on Jim's Hostas and Manta: Schwartz Greenhouse. For 'Robin Hood' et al., see 'Also see' section below. 'Friar Tuck' has lavender flowers and round green leaves with a margin that is light green changing to yellow Hosta Paradise: Hosta 'Friar Tuck' There is some disagreement over its maximum height: 60–70 cm,, c. 1 m, The Hosta Helper: Hosta 'Friar Tuck' and 1.2 to 1.8 m Dave's Garden: Hosta 'Friar Tuck'. have been suggested. Jim's Hostas is now owned by Uniquely Hostas. I have not been able to establish from which of the 24 accepted species the 'Friar Tuck' variety was bred, but perhaps this is a moot point since the species are easily interbred. See Wikipedia: Hosta. See the …
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-13. Revised by … Introduced in 2002, the hosta cultivar 'Sir RIchard' was hybridized by Jim Schwartz. Named after Robin Hood's friend, Sir Richard at the Lea, who first figures in the Gest of Robyn Hode, it is one of a series of cultivars with names inspired by the address of his business: 11676 Robin Hood Drive (Dubuque), Iowa. Dave's Garden: The Scoop on Jim's Hostas and Manta: Schwartz Greenhouse. For 'Robin Hood' et al., see 'Also see' section below. 'Sir Richard' is a medium-sized hosta which likes half or full shade, Hosta Paradise: Hosta 'Sir Richard'. where it can reach a height of c. 70 cm and a diameter of 60-90 cm. Dave's Garden: Hosta 'Sir RIchard'. Its slightly rippled leaves are medium green with creamy white streaks. I have not been able to establish from which of the 24 accepted species the 'Sir Richard' variety was bred, but perhaps this is a moot point since the species are easily interbred. See Wikipedia: Hosta. See the …
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-06-11. Revised by … In 1665, John Rea, 'florist', i.e. expert in flowering Plants, noted that a common species/variety of anemone which he referred to as Anemone latifolia vulgaris maxima versicolor was "by many Gentlewomen, and other as ignorant, called Robin Hood, Scarlet and John" (see Allusions section below.) This species or variety must currently be known under another Latin name, for a Google search for the exact form cited by John Rea yields only historical references. According to John H. Harvey Anemone latifolia should be identified with Anemone hortensis L or Anemone pavonina Lam. Sperling, Otto 2005a, p. 21. The folk name 'Robin Hood, Scarlet and John' is obsolete. N.E.D., vol. VIII, pt. I, p. 736, s.n. Robin Hood, sb., 3 a. Lists ⁃ N.E.D., vol. VIII, pt. I, p. 736, s.n. Robin Hood, sb., 3 a. Background ⁃ Sperling, Otto 2005a, p. 21 ⁃ Wikipedia: Anemone Also see ⁃ 1665 - Rea, John - Flora. Notes …
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-13. Revised by … Introduced in 2002, the hosta cultivar 'Merry Men' was hybridized by Jim Schwartz. It is one of a series of cultivars with names inspired by the address of his business: 11676 Robin Hood Drive (Dubuque), Iowa. Dave's Garden: The Scoop on Jim's Hostas and Manta: Schwartz Greenhouse. For 'Robin Hood' et al., see 'Also see' section below. Jim's Hostas is now owned by Uniquely Hostas. 'Merry Men' is a small cultivar, 15 to 25 cm in height, which thrives in varying degrees of shade. Dave's Garden: Hosta 'Merry Men'. Its leaves have creamy white center with medium green margin and streaks to the center. Uniquely Hostas: Merry Men Its pale purple flowers bloom on reddish purple scapes in July. The Hosta Helper: Hosta 'Merry Men', I have not been able to establish from which of the 24 accepted species the 'Merry Men' variety was bred, but perhaps this is a moot point since the species are easily interbred. See Wikipedia: Hosta. …
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-08-13. Revised by … 'Robinhood' is listed in James Orchard Halliwell's Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words (1847) as a popular name for red campion, Silene dioica. Halliwell-Phillipps, James Orchard 1847a, vol. II, p. 688 s.n. Robinhood. According to Halliwell, the name was then used in the West of England. He may have chosen the spelling 'Robinhood' because this was the form under which the name appeared in the first known (1844) source to mention it (see Quotations section below). Red campion is a herbaceous flowering Plant of the family Caryophyllaceae that grows on damp, non-acid soils, in roadsides, woodlands and rocky slopes. It is found natively in much of Europe. Sources ⁃ Halliwell-Phillipps, James Orchard 1847a (and editions of 1850, 1852, 1852, 1855, 1860, 1865, 1869, 1872, 1874, 1881, 1889, 1904, 1970, 1973 ), vol. II, p. 688 s.n. Robinhood. ⁃ Wright, Thomas 1857a, vol. II, p. 806, s.n. Robinhood. Lists …
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-08-12. Revised by … Common clubmoss, lycopodium clavatum, the most widespread species in the genus Lycopodium of the clubmoss family Lycopodiaceae, is also known as Robin Hood’s hatband. Other names for the Plant include: vegetable sulphur, goat’s claw, stag’s horn (clubmoss), wolf claw, wolf's-foot (clubmoss), wolf-paw clubmoss, foxtail clubmoss, running clubmoss, running pine, ground pine, princess pine etc. It grows mainly along the ground, with spores up to 1 m long. The name Robin Hood's hatband is recorded as early as 1828 in William Carr's dictionary of the dialect of the Craven district (formerly West Riding of Yorkshire, now North Yorkshire). Carr, William 1828a, vol. II, p. 85 s.n. Robin-ith-hedge. James Orchard Halliwell records the name in his 1847 Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words without indicating any specific are where it was used. Halliwell-Phillipps, James Orchard 1847a, vol. II, p. 688 s.n. Robin. The name is …
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  • By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-13. Revised by … First marketed in 2000, the hosta cultivar 'Robin Hood' was hybridized by Jim Schwartz. It's name was inspired by the address of his business: 11676 Robin Hood Drive (Dubuque), Iowa. Dave's Garden: The Scoop on Jim's Hostas and Manta: Schwartz Greenhouse. This variety is one of several with Robin Hood-related names introduced by Schwartz (see 'Also see' section below). 'Robin Hood', a medium-sized hosta with flowers that are nearly white and leaves that are heart-shaped to round and light green with a dark green margin, reaches a height of 40 to 50 cm. Jim's Hostas is now owned by Uniquely Hostas. Hosta, also known as Funkia, a genus of herbaceous perennials commonly known as hostas, Plantain lilies (particularly in Britain) and occasionally by the Japanese name giboshi, are widely cultivated shade-tolerant foliage Plants. Currently placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae, the genus is native to northeast Asia …
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  • [Sperling, Otto, compil.]; Harvey, John H., ed. 'Hortus Christianæus seu Catalogus Plantarum Quibus Serenissimi Principis Christiani IV Viridarium Hafniense: Otto Sperlings Planteliste med originale Plantenavne efterfulgt af den moderne nomenklatur / Hortus Christianæus seu Catalogus Plantarum Quibus Serenissimi Principis Christiani IV Viridarium Hafniense: the Plantlist of Otto Sperling with the original Plant names succesded by the modern nomenclature', Fra Kvangård til Humlehule (Meddelelser fra Havehistorisk Selskab, No. 35) (Frederiksberg, 2005), pp. 20-43 . Downloads ⁃ PDF (in Danish and English).
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  • Short introduction We hope that this wiki will in due course come to live up to its somewhat grand name. It is called 'International' because in addition to the vast amount of material that exists in English, we intend to add information about materials in other languages such as translations of ballads, secondary literature, children's fiction, literature on foreign analogues of Robin Hood etc. Arguably 'Bibliography' is a misnomer as the site already includes a wealth of all sorts of information one would not nor­mally expect to find in a biblio­gra­phy, but the biblio­gra­phical aspect is in all cases taken quite seriously, and there is already a wiki named the Robin Hood Wiki, so another name had to be found for the site. Latest news NEW subsite: IRHB Editions, currently with a single edition: A Gest of Robyn Hode ⁃ 2024-03-12: All tithe awards for the following English counties have now been searched for Robin Hood-related place names: …
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  • Brize Norton where Robinhoods Close was located. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-02-13. Revised by … 'Robinhoods Close' figures as a Brize Norton field name in a 1777 enclosure award. Margaret Gelling makes an interesting suggestion with regard to its etymology, noting that "Robinhood is used in dialect of several Plants". Gelling, Margaret 1953a, pt. II, p. 308, and see p. 306 for the township, … (see section 'Also see' below). The suggested etymology would imply that the Plant name was in use nearly 80 years before the first certain record, which may of course well have been the case. As one would expect, field names inspired by local vegetation are very common. Thus …
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  • '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. The details provided for each in the tithe award, together with the corresponding field numbers in the earliest 25" O.S. maps (for which see below), are as follows: Plot No. 158. Name and Description of Lands and Premises: 'Humple & Robin Hood'. …
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  • Robin Hood Inn. By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by … Around 1800, the Reverend Thomas Halliday, a local Unitarian minister and something of an entrepreneur, was so struck by the beauty, and similarity to Matlock in Derbyshire, of a spot along River Loxley then known as Cliff Rocher that he set out to transform it into Little Matlock, a name it retains to this day. Not content with altering the name, Halliday, spending his wife's inheritance, had stairs and paths cut into the rock and let trees and shrubs Plant in order to accentuate the similarity to the picturesque valley in Derbyshire. The area was then opened to the public and for a few years attracted large numbers of visitors from Sheffield every summer. In 1799 or 1804, Cf. the pub's website, which is no longer online but archived (without photos) at The Wayback Machine. Also see 'Robin Hood pub slips into history after 200 years' (Sheffield Telegraph, Sep. 1, 2011). Halliday built a house, one half of …
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  • A roughly rectangular area in Winnersh on the east side of Robinhood Lane, south of Priory Court or Robin Hood Way, north of Danywern Drive, extending perhaps a little farther east than Annesley Gardens or Deerhurst Drive, was one of two plots of land known as (the) "Robin Hoods". The two Robin Hoods (approximate contours and sizes). By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-09-21. Revised by … Two plots of land, one – see Robin Hoods (Winnersh) (1) – on the west, the other one the east side of Robinhood Lane in Winnersh were known locally as the Robin Hoods in the mid-19th century. The easternmost of these was a roughly rectangular area on the east side of Robinhood Lane, south of Priory Court or Robin Hood Way, north of Danywern Drive, extending perhaps a little farther east than Annesley Gardens or Deerhurst Drive. The tithe award for Hurst (1841) lists it as "Robin Hoods", the owner Robert Palmer, Esq., occupier William Peaple, state of cultivation "Arable", area 6 …
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