Robin Hood Inn (Holmesfield)
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 53.2957, -1.5392 |
| Adm. div. | Derbyshire |
| Vicinity | By B6054, 1.2 km W of Holmesfield |
| Type | Public house |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Extant |
| First Record | 1820 |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-08-21. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-07.
The Robin Hood Inn, 1.2 km west of Holmesfield is first mentioned in an 1820 Enclosure Award.[1] The inn closed in the first years of this millennium, apparently late in 2001, and is now rented out as holiday home.[2]
Gazetteers
- Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), p. 296, s.n. 'Robin Hood Inn'.
Sources
- Cameron, Kenneth. The Place-Names of Derbyshire (English Place-Name Society, vols. XXVII-XXIX) (Cambridge, 1959), pt. II, p. 266.
Maps
- 6" O.S. map Derbyshire XVII.NE (1883; surveyed 1876); 'Robin Hood'.
- 6" O.S. map Derbyshire XVII.NE (1899; rev. 1897); 'Robin Hood Inn'.
- 6" O.S. map Derbyshire XVII (1924; rev. 1919); 'Robin Hood Inn'.
Background
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Notes
- ↑ Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), p. 296, s.n. 'Robin Hood Inn'.
- ↑ The Old Robin Hood; Sheffiedl Forum.
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