Robin Hood Quarry (Robin Hood, Wakefield)
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 53.7391, -1.5074 |
| Adm. div. | West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Vicinity | Leeds Road, Wakefield |
| Type | Establishment |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Extant |
| First Record | 1854 |
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Robin Hood Primary School.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-07-12.
Robin Hood Quarry was a sandstone quarry in the village of Robin Hood (Wakefield). The first record I have found of this place-name so far is the 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1854. The quarry is indicated, but without name, on subsequent revisions of the map published from then until 1931, when the area was used for allotment gardens (see Maps section below).
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).
Also see
- Robin Hood (Wakefield) place-name cluster
- Wakefield place-name cluster
- Places named Robin Hood's Quarry.