Little John Lakes (New Ollerton)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
Little John Lakes, Ollerton
[[File:|thumb|right|500px|At Little John Lakes / Google Earth Street View.]]
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-05-21. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-05-21.
'Little John Lakes' is the name of three artificial fishing ponds on the west side of Maida Lane in Ollerton. The lakes are named Robin Hood, Maid Marion and Friar Tuck. They seem to have been established c. 2011.[1]
Sources
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.14 (c. 1885; surveyed c. 1884). No Copy in NLS
- 25" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.14 (c. 1899; rev. c. 1897-98). No Copy in NLS
- 25" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.14 (1920; rev. 1915)
- 25" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.13 (1920; rev. 1915) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.14 (1945; rev. 1938).
- 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.SW (1884; surveyed 1882)
- 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.SW (1900; rev. 1897-99)
- 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.SW (1900; rev. 1897-99) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Nottinghamshire XIX.SW (1921; rev. 1915).
Background
- Anonymous. 'Little John Lakes, New Ollerton, Notts (Angling Times, 2016-05-31)
- Drennan: Little John Lakes
Notes
- ↑ This entry from 4 April 2011 at the Drowners forum is among the earliest references I have found.