Robin Hood's Well (Outseats, Hathersage)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 53.157, -1.6014 |
| Adm. div. | Derbyshire |
| Vicinity | 230 m. ENE of Lomngshaw Lodge; 2.7 km ESE of Hathersage |
| Type | Natural feature |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Extant |
| First Record | 1809 |
Robin Hood's Well.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-08-30. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-06.
Robin Hood's Well, in Hathersage parish, is located near Longshaw Lodge, in a small wood and c. 500 m NNW of Little John's Well. The first known mention of this place-name occurs in an MS chart or map dated 1809.[1]
Gazetteers
- Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), p. 297, s.n. 'Robin Hood's Well'
- Northern Antiquarian: Holy Wells, Healing Springs & Spas.
Sources
- Cameron, Kenneth. The Place-Names of Derbyshire (English Place-Name Society, vols. XXVII-XXIX) (Cambridge, 1959), pt. I, p. 112.
Maps
- 6" O.S. map Derbyshire XI.SW (1882; surveyed 1876-80)
- 6" O.S. map Derbyshire XI.SW (1899; surveyed 1896-97)
- 6" O.S. map Derbyshire XI.SW (1924; surveyed 1914)
- 6" O.S. map Derbyshire XI (1924; surveyed 1914-15)
- 6" O.S. map Derbyshire XI.SW (c. 1933; surveyed 1914)
- 1" O.S. map Sheet 100 (1909).
Also see
Notes
- ↑ Cameron, Kenneth. The Place-Names of Derbyshire (English Place-Name Society, vols. XXVII-XXIX) (Cambridge, 1959), pt. I, p. 112, and see p. lix for the MS source (in the Fairbank Collection, Sheffield Public Library).