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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 / [[1899 - Halliwell, Sutcliffe - By Moor and Fell (1)|Sutcliffe (1899)]]; artist George Hering.]] | |||
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Little John's Well and the neighbouring [[Robin Hood's Well (Stanbury)|Robin Hood's Well]] and [[Will Scarlet's Well (Stanbury)|Will Scarlet's Well]] high on Stanbury Moor were said in 1899 to be "[h]alf-hidden underground, and fringed with fern and bog-weed".<ref>{{:Sutcliffe, Halliwell 1899a}}.</ref> | |||
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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 ( | |||
<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-04. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p><div class="no-img"> | |||
Halliwell Sutcliffe's description, just cited, is quoted in full under Allusions below. While this is the earliest mention of Little John's well known to IRHB, [[Robin Hood's Well (Stanbury)|Robin Hood's Well]] is first mentioned around the middle of the 19th century.{{PnItemQry}} | |||
== Gazetteers == | |||
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311, but see p 311 (2nd item) for Robin Hood's Well. | * Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311, but see p 311 (2nd item) for Robin Hood's Well. | ||
== Sources == | |||
* [http://megalithix.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/robin-hoods-well-stanbury Robin Hood’s Well, Stanbury Moor, West Yorkshire] | * [http://megalithix.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/robin-hoods-well-stanbury Robin Hood’s Well, Stanbury Moor, West Yorkshire] | ||
* {{:Sutcliffe, Halliwell 1899a}}. | * {{:Sutcliffe, Halliwell 1899a}}. | ||
=== | == Maps == | ||
* [[ | Little John's and Will Scarlet's wells are not labelled on any of these maps. | ||
* [[ | * [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=53.8245&lon=-2.0294&layers=168&b=1 25" O.S. maps] (no map overlays as of 1 Jan. 20118) (georeferenced) | ||
* [[ | * [http://maps.nls.uk/view/102344902#zoom=7&lat=3149&lon=14466&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Yorkshire'' 199 (1851; surveyed 1848)] | ||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101101724#zoom=4&lat=5093&lon=5731&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Lancashire'' LVII.SE (1895: rev. 1892)] (springs indicated without labels) | |||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/100946396#zoom=5&lat=3749&lon=7735&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Yorkshire'' CXCIX.SW & SE (1896; surveyed 1892)] | |||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/100946393#zoom=5&lat=3676&lon=7545&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Yorkshire'' CXCIX.SW & SE (1910; rev. 1906)] | |||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101101721#zoom=5&lat=5565&lon=6094&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Lancashire'' LVII.SE (1915: rev. 1909-10)] | |||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=53.8227&lon=-2.0328&layers=6&b=1 6" O.S. map ''Lancashire'' LVII.SE (1915: rev. 1909-10)] (georeferenced) | |||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/102339342#zoom=5&lat=5491&lon=6136&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Yorkshire'' LVII.SE (''c.'' 1946; rev. 1910)] | |||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=53.8242&lon=-2.0341&layers=10&b=1 1:25,000 SD93 (1954; surveyed 1938)] (wells shown and labelled "Sprs") (georeferenced) | |||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=53.8231&lon=-2.0317&layers=1&b=1 1" O.S. Sheet 69 (Outline) (1899; rev. 1896)] (wells not shown) (georeferenced) | |||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=53.8231&lon=-2.0317&layers=161&b=1 1" O.S. Sheet 69 (Hills) (1899; rev. 1896)] (wells not shown) (georeferenced) | |||
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Revision as of 19:59, 5 April 2019
Approximte location of Little John's Well.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-04. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-04-05.
Little John's Well and the neighbouring Robin Hood's Well and Will Scarlet's Well high on Stanbury Moor were said in 1899 to be "[h]alf-hidden underground, and fringed with fern and bog-weed".[1]
Halliwell Sutcliffe's description, just cited, is quoted in full under Allusions below. While this is the earliest mention of Little John's well known to IRHB, Robin Hood's Well is first mentioned around the middle of the 19th century.Template:PnItemQry
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).
Maps
Little John's and Will Scarlet's wells are not labelled on any of these maps.
- 25" O.S. maps (no map overlays as of 1 Jan. 20118) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 199 (1851; surveyed 1848)
- 6" O.S. map Lancashire LVII.SE (1895: rev. 1892) (springs indicated without labels)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CXCIX.SW & SE (1896; surveyed 1892)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CXCIX.SW & SE (1910; rev. 1906)
- 6" O.S. map Lancashire LVII.SE (1915: rev. 1909-10)
- 6" O.S. map Lancashire LVII.SE (1915: rev. 1909-10) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire LVII.SE (c. 1946; rev. 1910)
- 1:25,000 SD93 (1954; surveyed 1938) (wells shown and labelled "Sprs") (georeferenced)
- 1" O.S. Sheet 69 (Outline) (1899; rev. 1896) (wells not shown) (georeferenced)
- 1" O.S. Sheet 69 (Hills) (1899; rev. 1896) (wells not shown) (georeferenced)
Notes