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[[File:sutcliffe_halliwell_1899a_little_john's_well.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Little John's Well or one of the two neighbouring springs (from: Sutcliffe; artist George Hering)]] | [[File:sutcliffe_halliwell_1899a_little_john's_well.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Little John's Well or one of the two neighbouring springs (from: Sutcliffe; artist George Hering)]] | ||
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Sutcliffe (1899)<ref>{{:Sutcliffe, Halliwell 1899a}}.</ref> seems to be the first source to mention Little John's Well high on Stanbury Moor. He notes that it and the neighbouring [[Robin Hood's Well (Stanbury)|Robin Hood's Well]] and [[Will Scarlet's Well (Stanbury)|Will Scarlet's Well]] are "[h]alf-hidden underground, and fringed with fern and bog-weed". [[Robin Hood's Well (Stanbury)|Robin Hood's Well]] is first mentioned around the middle of the 19th century. | Sutcliffe (1899)<ref>{{:Sutcliffe, Halliwell 1899a}}.</ref> seems to be the first source to mention Little John's Well high on Stanbury Moor. He notes that it and the neighbouring [[Robin Hood's Well (Stanbury)|Robin Hood's Well]] and [[Will Scarlet's Well (Stanbury)|Will Scarlet's Well]] are "[h]alf-hidden underground, and fringed with fern and bog-weed". [[Robin Hood's Well (Stanbury)|Robin Hood's Well]] is first mentioned around the middle of the 19th century. | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 18 December 2017
Approximte location of Little John's Well.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-04. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-12-18.
Sutcliffe (1899)[1] seems to be the first source to mention Little John's Well high on Stanbury Moor. He notes that it and the neighbouring Robin Hood's Well and Will Scarlet's Well are "[h]alf-hidden underground, and fringed with fern and bog-weed". Robin Hood's Well is first mentioned around the middle of the 19th century.
Allusions
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-311, but see p 311 (2nd item) for Robin Hood's Well.
Sources
- Robin Hood’s Well, Stanbury Moor, West Yorkshire
- Sutcliffe, Halliwell. By Moor and Fell: Landscapes and Lang-Settle Lore from West Yorkshire (London, 1899).
Also see
Notes