West Riding of Yorkshire place-names

From International Robin Hood Bibliography
Adm. div.
Full name West Riding of Yorkshire
Abbreviation W R Yorks
Coordinates 53.75, -1.666667
Area (1801) 6885.264861 km2[1]
Population (1801) 1351570[1]
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Localities named after Robin Hood (or members of his band) in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Click cluster marker for locality markers. Click locality marker for link to page. Historical county boundary coordinates provided by the Historic Counties Trust.
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Athelstane Crescent (Kirk Sandall)¤|Barnsdale Bar (Barnsdale)¤|Friar Close (Stannington)¤|Gurth Avenue (Kirk Sandall)¤|Gurth Avenue Caravan Site (Kirk Sandall)¤|Hood Street (Berry Brow)¤|Little John Crescent (Wakefield)¤|Locksley Avenue (Kirk Sandall)¤|Loxley Gardens (Campsall)¤|Loxley Mount (Campsall)¤|Marian Crescent (Sutton)¤|Robin Hood (Altofts)¤|Robin Hood (Ellesmere Road, Sheffield)¤|Robin Hood (Silsden)¤|Robin Hood Avenue (Royston, Barnsley)¤|Robin Hood Chase (Stannington)¤|Robin Hood Crescent (Kirk Sandall)¤|Robin Hood Crescent (Wakefield)¤|Robin Hood Fisheries (Robin Hood, Wakefield)¤|Robin Hood Garage (Brighouse)¤|Robin Hood Inn (Aughton)¤|Robin Hood Inn (Pontefract)¤|Robin Hood Inn (Spa House)¤|Robin Hood Post Office (Robin Hood, Wakefield)¤|Robin Hood Primary School (Robin Hood, Wakefield)¤|Robin Hood Road (Kirk Sandall)¤|Robin Hood Road (Sheffield)¤|Robin Hood Street (Castleford)¤|Robin Hood Tunnel (Berry Brow)¤|Robin Hood Watersports (Heckmondwike)¤|Robin Hood Way (Brighouse)¤|Robin Hood Works (Brighouse)¤|Robin Hood's Bottle (Robin Hood Inn, Barnsdale)¤|Sherwood (Eggborough)¤|Sherwood Avenue (Kirk Sandall)¤|Sherwood Avenue (Sutton)¤|Sherwood Close (Campsall)¤|Sherwood Drive (Skellow)¤|Sherwood Grove (Wakefield)¤|Sherwood House (Clapham)¤|Westgate (Wakefield)¤|Barnsdale (Doncaster)¤1420|Robin Hood's Stone (Barnsdale)¤1422|Wentbridge¤1440|Doncaster¤1500|Kirklees Priory¤1500|Plompton (Harrogate)¤1500|Plumpton Park (Barlow, Selby)¤1500|Plumpton Park (Bolton-by-Bowland)¤1500|Plumpton Park (Low Bradfield, Sheffield)¤1500|Plumpton Park (Robin Hood)¤1500|Plumpton Park (Ryhill)¤1500|Plumpton Park (Shafton, Barnsley)¤1500|Plumpton Park (Sheffield)¤1500|Plumpton Park (Stannington)¤1500|Robin Hood's Grave (Kirklees Priory)¤1500|Sayles (Barnsdale)¤1500|Sayles Plantation (Barnsdale)¤1500|Watling Street (Barnsdale)¤1500|Robin Hood's Well (Barnsdale)¤1535|Robin Hood's Cross (Hampole)¤1537|Loxley (Plompton)¤1600|Loxley (Sheffield)¤1600|Robin Hood and Little John (Bradford)¤1622|Robin Hood's Bower (Loxley, Sheffield)¤1637|Robin Hood's House (Loxley, Sheffield)¤1637|Pinder of Wakefield (Wakefield)¤1638|Fountains Abbey (Ripon)¤1650|Gisburn¤1650|Goldsborough¤1650|Loxley (river)¤1650|Wakefield¤1650|Robin Hood Street Close (Outwood)¤1651|Robin Hood Hill (Outwood)¤1657|Pinders Fields (Wakefield)¤1709|Robin Hood's Well (Fountains Abbey)¤1734|Robin Hood's Wood (Fountains Abbey)¤1734|Robin Hood Butts (Clapham)¤1738|Bishop's Tree (Barnsdale)¤1749|Robin Hood Wood (Healaugh)¤1752|Robin Hood Well (Low Hall Wood)¤1773|Callis (Erringden)¤1775|Robin Hood's Penny Stone (Wainstalls)¤1775|Standing Stone (Sowerby)¤1775|Robin Hood's Scar (Southowram)¤1788|Lower Robin Hood Close (Outwood) (1)¤1790|Lower Robin Hood Close (Outwood) (2)¤1790|Robin Hood (Northowram)¤1790|Robin Hood Far Stile Close (Outwood)¤1790|Robin Hood Near Stile Close (Outwood)¤1790|Upper Robin Hood Close (Outwood)¤1790|Robin Hood Inn (Barnsdale)¤1804|Robin Hood's Well (Little Matlock)¤1819|Robin Hood (Duke Street, Sheffield)¤1822|Robin Hood (Millhouses)¤1822|Robin Hood Mill (Brighouse)¤1823|Robin Hood Wire Works¤1823|Robin Hood (Attercliffe) (1)¤1825|Robin Hood Inn (Little Matlock)¤1833|Robin Hood (Doncaster)¤1837|Little John's Cave (Hampole)¤1838|Little John's Well (Hampole)¤1838|Plumpton Park (Worsbrough)¤1838|Robin Hood's House (Baildon Green)¤1838|Robinhood Field (Ripon)¤1838|Plumpton Park (Clifton)¤1839|Plumpton Park (Conisbrough)¤1839|Plumpton Park (Slade Hooton)¤1839|Robin Hood Close (Barnsdale)¤1840|Plumpton Park (Emley)¤1841|Robin Hood (Wakefield)¤1841|Robin Hood Quarry (Robin Hood, Wakefield)¤1841|Robin Hood and Little John (Hatfield Woodhouse)¤1841|Robin Hood Bottom (Bolton Percy)¤1843|Robin Hood (Giggleswick)¤1844|Robin Hood Close (Giggleswick)¤1844|Plumpton Park Plantation (Noblethorpe)¤1845|Robin Hood (Grimesthorpe)¤1845|Robin Hood (Royston, Barnsley) (1)¤1845|Robin Hood (Royston, Barnsley) (2)¤1845|Robin Hood Close (Outwood)¤1845|Little John Field (Hebden)¤1846|Plumpton Park (Gisburn Forest)¤1846|Plumpton Park (Knotts)¤1846|Robin Hood (Grassington)¤1846|Robin Hood's Stone (Silsden)¤1846|Barnsley¤1847|Brow and Robin Hood (Denholme)¤1849|Little John (Denholme)¤1849|Low Robin Hood (Denholme)¤1849|Robin Hood (Denholme)¤1849|Robin Hood (Thornton)¤1850|Robin Hood's Well (Sawley)¤1850|Lady Chapel (Fountains Abbey)¤1851|Plumpton Park Plantation (Bradley)¤1851|Robin Hood's Chair (Baildon)¤1851|Robin Hood's Mill (Stackhouse)¤1851|Robin Hood's Well (Halton Gill)¤1851|Robin Hood's Well (Stanbury)¤1851|Robin Hood (Undercliffe)¤1852|Robin Hood Inn (Pecket Well)¤1852|Robin Hood's Penny Stone (Midgley Moor)¤1852|Robin Hood's Beck (Conistone)¤1853|Robin Hood's Park (Fountains Earth)¤1853|Little John (Hardcastle Moor)¤1854|Robin Hood (Rotherham)¤1854|Robin Hood Bridge (Robin Hood, Wakefield)¤1854|Robin Hood Bridge (Rotherham)¤1854|Robin Hood Colliery (Robin Hood, Wakefield) (1)¤1854|Robin Hood Colliery (Robin Hood, Wakefield) (2)¤1854|Robin Hood Colliery (Robin Hood, Wakefield) (3)¤1854|Robin Hood Hill Lane (Outwood)¤1854|Robin Hood Malt Kiln (Park Bottom Wood)¤1854|Robin Hood's Cottage (Park Bottom Wood)¤1854|Robin Hood Inn (Mirfield)¤1855|Robin Hood Moss (Howden Moors, Bradfield)¤1855|Robin Hood Spring (Howden Moors, Bradfield)¤1855|Robin Hood's Moss (Loxley, Sheffield)¤1855|Robin Hood Wood (Ripon)¤1856|Robin Hood (Attercliffe) (2)¤1859|Robin Hood's Well (Fountains Earth)¤1863|Little John Mill (Brighouse)¤1870|Robin Hood (Attercliffe) (3)¤1887|Robin Hood (Birstall)¤1891|Woodhouse Ridge (Leeds)¤1891|Robin Hood (Brighouse)¤1893|Robin Hood Bridge (Outwood)¤1894|Robin Hood House (Outwood)¤1894|Robin Hood Quarries (Thorpe-on-the-Hill)¤1894|Robin Hood Sidings (Robin Hood, Wakefield)¤1894|Robin Hood's Well (Conistone)¤1896|Little John's Well (Stanbury)¤1899|Will Scarlet's Well (Stanbury)¤1899|Kirklees Priory Gatehouse (Kirklees)¤1906|Robin Hood Junction (Robin Hood, Wakefield)¤1908|Robin Hood Wood (Silsden)¤1909|Robin Hood's Cave (Boston Spa)¤1909|Cedric Road (Kirk Sandall)¤1930|Coningsburgh Road (Kirk Sandall)¤1930|Ivanhoe Road (Kirk Sandall)¤1930|Robin Hood Golf Course (Owston)¤1930|Rowena Avenue (Kirk Sandall)¤1930|Sherwood Green (Robin Hood, Wakefield)¤1947|Robin Hood Hill (Berry Brow)¤1961|Robin Hood House (Berry Brow)¤1961|Robin Hood Airport (Doncaster)¤2005|Little John (Robin Hood Inn, Little Matlock)¤2006|Maid Marion (Robin Hood Inn, Little Matlock)¤2006|Sheriff of Nottingham (Robin Hood Inn, Little Matlock)¤2006|Will Scarlett (Robin Hood Inn, Little Matlock)¤2006|

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-04. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-05-27.

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Introduction

This page lists, and provides data summaries of, West Riding of Yorkshire place-names. Similar pages exist for the East, and North Ridings as well as for the entire shire.

A systematic search for relevant field names in all tithe awards for West Riding townships[2] was completed on 20 June 2020. Everything found in the course of this search has a page of its own in this section of IRHB. Since all relevant field names (as well as place-names) found in Smith's Place-Names of the West Riding of Yorkshire[3] are also included, it is perhaps not too optimistic to think that IRHBs' coverage of Robin Hood-related field names in the West Riding is close to exhaustive. There is still a fairly short list of place-names to be added from 25" and 6" Ordnance Survey maps.

Chronology

15th Century

2 Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 15th century.

16th Century

2 Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 16th century.

17th Century

6 Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 17th century.

18th Century

13 Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 18th century.

19th Century

70 Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 19th century.

20th Century

13 Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 20th century.

21st Century

5 Robin Hood-related place-names first documented in the 21st century.

Local traditions

7 Localities with local traditions relating to Robin Hood.

Literary locales

33 Literary locales.

Artifacts

1 Robin Hood-related artifact.

Miscellaneous

18 Miscellaneous place-names and localities.

All localities

190 Place-names and localities.

Place-name clusters

31 Clusters of Robin Hood place-names, localities with local traditions, literary locales etc.


Lists and Gazetteers

Background

Neighbours

Also see

Notes