Little John's Grave (Hathersage)

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Little John's Grave.

Donlion [Productions]. Grave of Little John, Hathersage & Peak District ([Doncaster?], [1931 or earlier]). Photo­graphic post­card (monochrome).

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-05-07.

The alleged grave of Little John is found in Hathersage churchyard. Little John's bow and helmet, which are now at Parham House, formerly hung in Hathersage Church. As noted by Kenneth Cameron, Little John's Grave and all other Robin Hood-related place-names in Derbyshire are first recorded at a late date, the Grave being first recorded in 1686.Template:PnItemQry

Sources

• Addy, Sidney Oldall. '"Little John's Grave" and the Lawful Village Perch', Journal of the Derbyshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, vol. 47 (1925), pp. 206-21
• Cameron, Kenneth. The Place-Names of Derbyshire (English Place-Name Society, vols. XXVII-XXIX) (Cambridge, 1959), pt. III, p. 760
• White, William. General Directory of the Town and Borough of Sheffield, with Rotheram, Chesterfield, and all the Parishes, Townships, Villages, and Hamlets, within a Circuit of Twelve Miles round the Capital of Hallamshire (Sheffield, 1845), p. 376.

Background

• Wikipedia: Little John.

Brief mention

• Brentnall, Margaret. 'Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest', [Unknown British travel and tourism magazine] (1963-12), pp. 15-17, 58, see p. 58.

Notes

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  The tombstone / Mike Peel, 24 Jul. 2011, Wikimedia Commons.

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  Gray Printing. Little John's Grave. Hathersage (Sheffield, [s.d.]) Photo­graphic post­card w. text (col.) 152 x 101 mm.

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  Sneath, R. Little John's Grave, Hathersage (Sheffield, [s.d.]) Photo­graphic post­card (monochrome). 134 x 87 mm.

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  Sneath, R. Little John's Grave. Hathersage (1038) (Sheffield, [s.d.]) Photo­graphic post­card (monochrome). 134 x 87 mm.

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  Valentine and Sons Ltd. The Grave of Littlejohn, Hathersage ([Dundee and London], [s.d.]) Photo­graphic post­card (monochrome). 137 x 87 mm.

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  F. Frith & Co., Ltd. Hathersage Churchyard & Little John's Grave (85254) (Reigate, [s.d.]). Photo­graphic post­card (mono­chrome). 139 x 90 mm.

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  Donlion [Productions]. Grave of Little John, Hathersage & Peak District ([Doncaster?], [1931 or earlier]). Photo­graphic post­card (monochrome)

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  [s.n.] Little Johns Grave. Hathersage (3121) ([s.l.], [s.d.]) Photo­graphic post­card (b./w.). 135 x 87 mm.

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  R.F.S. Ltd. Little John's Grave, Hathersage (No. 15) ([s.l.], [s.d.]) Photo­graphic post­card (monochrome). 131 x 84 mm.

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  ArJay. "Little John's" Grave, Hathersage Churchyard, Peak District ([Doncaster?], [c. 1932]) Photo­graphic post­card (b./w.). 136 x 86 mm.

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  [s.n.] Little John's Grave[,] Hathersage Parish Church ([s.l.], [s.d.]). Photo­graphic post­card (b./w.). 141 x 89 mm.

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  Photo Precision Ltd. Little John's Grave; Churchyard, Hathersage (St Ives, Huntingdon, [s.d.])

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  A. P. Co. Little John's Grave, Hathersage (Artistic Series, 2689) (London, [s.d.])

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  Salisbury Ball. Little John's Grave, Hathersage (Sheffield, [c. 1910]). Picture post­card (col.). 137 x 87mm. / Private collection.

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  [s.n.] [Untitled photos of Hathersage scenes] ([s.l.], [s.d.]), pt. 3.

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  Little John's Grave, woodcut by F.W. Fairholt, from J.M. Gutch, ed. A Lytell Geste of Robin Hode (London, 1847). via review by F.W.