Locksley Avenue (Kirk Sandall): Difference between revisions
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Locksley Avenue is one of a cluster of eleven, mainly residential, streets with Robin Hood/Ivanhoe-themed names in Kirk Sandall. 'Locksley' is of course Robin Hood's ''nom de guerre'' in Walter Scott's ''Ivanhoe'' (1820). The houses on Locksley Avenue look fairly recent, so the street is probably of 20th century origin. | Locksley Avenue is one of a cluster of eleven, mainly residential, streets with Robin Hood/Ivanhoe-themed names in Kirk Sandall. 'Locksley' is of course Robin Hood's ''nom de guerre'' in Walter Scott's ''Ivanhoe'' (1820). The houses on Locksley Avenue look fairly recent, so the street is probably of 20th century origin. | ||
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== Gazetteers == | == Gazetteers == | ||
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311. | * Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311. | ||
Revision as of 00:50, 6 January 2021
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 53.555704, -1.068176 |
| Adm. div. | West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Vicinity | Side street on N side of Church Balk |
| Type | Thoroughfare |
| Interest | Miscellaneous |
| Status | Extant |
| First Record | |
Locksley Avenue, Kirk Sandall.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-06-18. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-06.
Locksley Avenue is one of a cluster of eleven, mainly residential, streets with Robin Hood/Ivanhoe-themed names in Kirk Sandall. 'Locksley' is of course Robin Hood's nom de guerre in Walter Scott's Ivanhoe (1820). The houses on Locksley Avenue look fairly recent, so the street is probably of 20th century origin.
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.
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXVII.7 (1892; surveyed 1891)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXVII.7 (1892; surveyed 1891)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXVII.7 (1906; rev. 1904) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXVII.7 (1930; rev. 1929)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXVII.NE (1907; rev. 1904) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 277 (1854; surveyed 1849–50)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXVII.NE (1907; rev. 1904)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXVII.NE (1931; rev. 1928–29)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXVII.NE (1949; rev. 1948).
Background
Also see
- Kirk Sandall place-name cluster
- Doncaster place-name cluster
- Places named Loxley
- Scott, Walter - Ivanhoe.