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By the last quarter of the 18th century there was evidently a tradition in the Halifax area to the effect that Robin Hood had resided in a house at Callis, a locality on the south side of the Calder, ''c.'' 250 m south of Charlestown.  
By the last quarter of the 18th century there was a local tradition in the Halifax area to the effect that Robin Hood had resided in a house called Callis. Watson who reports this tradition puts his entry on Callis under the township of Sowerby,<ref>{{:Watson, John 1775a}}, p. 293.</ref> but the closest known places named Callis are now administratively within the township of Erringden. A.H. Smith cites the place-names Callis, Callis Bridge, and Callis Nab and Wood under Erringden.  
He explains Callis as "[p]robably a pseudo-manorial name from the surname of Adam de Calys" who figures in 1371; "Calys" is said to be Calais, the French town. Smith cites a 1571 will that mentions "my playces called Calys", while a few 16th and 17th century record sources are listed for Callis House.<ref>{{:Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a}}, pt. III, pp. 171-72.</ref>


It is clear from the 1775 allusion that Callis was in or near a wooded area. While the place-name Callis House no longer appears to exist, Callis Wood lies in Erringden, just across the Calder from Charlestown. Callis House may have been located near this wood.
John Watson who reports this tradition puts his entry on Callis under the township of Sowerby.<ref>{{:Watson, John 1775a}}, p. 293.</ref> Callis is on the western side of Callis Wood, north of Erringden Moor. Among other localities in the vicinity with the element 'Callis' in their names are Callis Wood Bottom, Callis Bridge and Callis Nab.<ref>{{:Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a}}, pt. III, pp. 171-72.</ref> The early 25" O.S. maps listed below have a 'Callis Wood House' ''c.'' 200 m east of Callis. A large, still existing farm there is known locally as Callis House Farm.<ref>[http://www.hebdenbridgehistory.org.uk/charlestown/callis.html Charlestown History Group: Callis Wood, Erringden and South Hillside.]</ref> If not the farm itself then a predecessor was most likely the place where Robin Hood was said to have lived. Callis House figures in the records at least as early as the 16th century.<ref>{{:Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a}}, pt. III, pp. 171-72.</ref> Watson, whose sketchy account does not suggest detailed knowledge of this area, refers to the outlaw's alleged abode as the oldest house in the parish.
 
A. H. Smith cites a mention of 'my playces called Calys' in a 1571 will and explains Callis as '[p]robably a pseudo-manorial name from the surname of Adam de Calys' who figures in 1371; 'Calys' is said to be a transferred name from that of Calais in France.<ref>{{:Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a}}, pt. III, pp. 171-72.</ref> The tithe award for Hebden (1841) includes no mention of Callis (see Background below).


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<ul><li>{{:Crabtree, John 1836a}}, p. 412; summarizes Watson.</li>
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== Maps ==
* [https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=20&lat=53.73395&lon=-2.04176&layers=168&b=5 25" O.S. map ''Yorkshire'' CCXXIX.8 (1907; rev. 1905)] (georeferenced).
* [https://maps.nls.uk/view/125643772#zoom=5&lat=9967&lon=11281&layers=BT 25" O.S. map ''Yorkshire'' CCXXIX.8 (1894; surveyed 1892)]
* [https://maps.nls.uk/view/125643775#zoom=5&lat=10073&lon=11705&layers=BT 25" O.S. map ''Yorkshire'' CCXXIX.8 (1894; surveyed 1892)]
* [https://maps.nls.uk/view/102344992#zoom=5&lat=7453&lon=13581&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Yorkshire'' 229 (1853; surveyed 1848)]
* [https://maps.nls.uk/view/100947476#zoom=5&lat=3242&lon=6649&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Yorkshire'' CCXXIX.NE (1894; surveyed 1889-92)]
* [https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=53.73498&lon=-2.03951&layers=6&b=5 6" O.S. map ''Yorkshire'' CCXXIX.NE (1908; rev. 1905)] (georeferenced)
* [https://maps.nls.uk/view/100947473#zoom=5&lat=3399&lon=6808&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Yorkshire'' CCXXIX.NE (1908; rev. 1905)]
* [https://maps.nls.uk/view/100947470#zoom=5&lat=3518&lon=6691&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Yorkshire'' CCXXIX.NE (1947; rev. 1938).]


== Background ==
== Background ==
* [http://www.hebdenbridgehistory.org.uk/charlestown/callis.html Charlestown History Group: Callis Wood, Erringden and South Hillside.]
* {{:Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a}}, pt. III, pp. 171-72.
* {{:Smith, Albert Hugh 1961a}}, pt. III, pp. 171-72.
* 1846 tithe award for Hebden in the parish of Linton, online at the [https://www.thegenealogist.com Genealogist.com], Piece 43, sub-piece 205, Image 010 (£)
** accompanying map, online at the [https://www.thegenealogist.com Genealogist.com, Piece 43, sub-piece 205, Sub-Image 001 (£).


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Locality
Coordinate Near 53.734, -2.0424 ?
Adm. div. West Riding of Yorkshire
Vicinity In Erringden
Type Building
Interest Local tradition
Status Defunct?
First Record 1775
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Probable location of 'Callis'.
Callis / Google Earth Street View.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-31. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-04-22.

By the last quarter of the 18th century there was evidently a tradition in the Halifax area to the effect that Robin Hood had resided in a house at Callis, a locality on the south side of the Calder, c. 250 m south of Charlestown.

John Watson who reports this tradition puts his entry on Callis under the township of Sowerby.[1] Callis is on the western side of Callis Wood, north of Erringden Moor. Among other localities in the vicinity with the element 'Callis' in their names are Callis Wood Bottom, Callis Bridge and Callis Nab.[2] The early 25" O.S. maps listed below have a 'Callis Wood House' c. 200 m east of Callis. A large, still existing farm there is known locally as Callis House Farm.[3] If not the farm itself then a predecessor was most likely the place where Robin Hood was said to have lived. Callis House figures in the records at least as early as the 16th century.[4] Watson, whose sketchy account does not suggest detailed knowledge of this area, refers to the outlaw's alleged abode as the oldest house in the parish.

A. H. Smith cites a mention of 'my playces called Calys' in a 1571 will and explains Callis as '[p]robably a pseudo-manorial name from the surname of Adam de Calys' who figures in 1371; 'Calys' is said to be a transferred name from that of Calais in France.[5] The tithe award for Hebden (1841) includes no mention of Callis (see Background below).

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1775 - Watson, John - History and Antiquities of Halifax (2)

Callis. An house which some believe to be the oldest in the vicarage, and where tradition sais [sic] that Robin Hood some time resided; but no other marks of its antiquity appear at present, than that the north part of it is studded after the manner of building in former times. It might take its name from the Latin word Callis, which meant a path made by wild beasts in forests and mountains, and there was certainly fine shelter hereabouts for the deer in winter, and therefore a proper place for the residence of Robin Hood, who lived by his bow.[6]

1836 - Crabtree, John - Concise History of Halifax (3)

CALLIS.
A house which some believe to be the oldest in the vicarage, and where tradition says that Robin Hood some time resided; but no other marks of its antiquity appeared in Watson's time, than that the north part of it was studded after the manner of building in former times. It might take its name from the Latin word Callis, which meant a path made by wild beasts in forests and mountains.[7]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Watson, John. The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Halifax, in Yorkshire (London, 1775), p. 293.
  2. ↑ Smith, A.H. The Place-Names of the West Riding of Yorkshire (English Place-Name Society, vols. XXX-XXXVII) (Cambridge, 1961-63), pt. III, pp. 171-72.
  3. ↑ Charlestown History Group: Callis Wood, Erringden and South Hillside.
  4. ↑ Smith, A.H. The Place-Names of the West Riding of Yorkshire (English Place-Name Society, vols. XXX-XXXVII) (Cambridge, 1961-63), pt. III, pp. 171-72.
  5. ↑ Smith, A.H. The Place-Names of the West Riding of Yorkshire (English Place-Name Society, vols. XXX-XXXVII) (Cambridge, 1961-63), pt. III, pp. 171-72.
  6. ↑ Watson, John. The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Halifax, in Yorkshire (London, 1775), p. 293.
  7. ↑ Crabtree, John. A Concise History of the Parish and Vicarage of Halifax, in the County of York (Halifax: London, 1836); see p. 412.


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