Robin Hood's Cottage (Knutsford)
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | Near 53.3049, -2.3722 |
| Adm. div. | Cheshire |
| Vicinity | In Knutsford, Nether Knutsford Ward, mear the NE end of Malt Street |
| Type | Building |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Defunct |
| First Record | 1882 |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-01-20. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-17.
J. M. Dodgson in the second English Place-Name Society volume on Cheshire notes a "Robin Hood's Cottage " in Nether Knutsford, one of the four wards of Knutsford.[1] He does not cite a source or date, which probably indicates a recent place-name and suggests that his source may have been an O.S. map. The place-name is listed on a 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1882, based on surveying done in 1872-76. It is included on later revisions at least as late as 1947. The way the label is positioned on the maps makes it impossible to say with certainty what locality the name referred to. It may have been a house at the NE end of Malt Street or, alternatively, some feature on the area immediately east of there known as the Moor, though nothing suitable is indicated on the map.
The world wide web offered no help as of 20 January 2017, for I found no pages mentioning this locality. The place-name is most likely defunct. So also is that of the nearby Robin Hood's Well.
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.
Sources
- Dodgson, John McN.; Rumble, Alexander R. The Place-Names of Cheshire, pts. I-V (English Place-Name Society, vols. XLIV-XLVIII, LIV, LXXIV) (Cambridge, 1970-72; [s.l.], 1981; Nottingham, 1997), vol. II, p. 75; also see vol. V, pt. 1:ii, p. 401.
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Cheshire XXVII.9 (c. 1877; surveyed c. 1874). No Copy in NLS
- 25" O.S. map Cheshire XXVII.9 (c. 1898; rev c. 1897). No Copy in NLS
- 25" O.S. map Cheshire XXVII.9 (1934; rev. 1908) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Cheshire XXVII.9 (1934; rev. 1908)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXVII (1882; surveyed 1872-76)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXVII (1899; rev. 1897) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXVII (1911; rev. 1908)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXVII (c. 1931; rev. 1908)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXVII (c. 1936; rev. 1908)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXVII (c. 1947; rev. 1938).
Background
Also see
Notes
- ↑ Dodgson, John McN.; Rumble, Alexander R. The Place-Names of Cheshire, pts. I-V (English Place-Name Society, vols. XLIV-XLVIII, LIV, LXXIV) (Cambridge, 1970-72; [s.l.], 1981; Nottingham, 1997), vol. II, p. 75; also see vol. V, pt. 1:ii, p. 401.