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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