Robin Hood's Island (Helsington)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 54.2904, -2.7535 |
| Adm. div. | Westmorland |
| Vicinity | In River Kent; about equidistant from Helsington, Natland, and Sedgwick; midway between Low Park Wood and Hawes Wood |
| Type | Natural feature |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Extant |
| First Record | 1836 |
Robin Hood's Island.
Robin Hood's Island, a wooded rock in River Kent, midway between Low Park Wood and Hawes Wood / © Karl and Ali; Creative Commons.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-08-17. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-03-21.
Robin Hood's Island (or Robin Hood Island) is a small wooded rock in River Kent at a point approximately equidistant from Helsington, Natland, and Sedgwick, midway between Low Park Wood and Hawes Wood. It is first mentioned in a rental dated 1836.[1]
Immediately SE of Robin Hood's Island, on the S bank of River Kent is/was located Robin Hood's Wood and 375 m SSW is/was found Robin Hood's Well. A small island in a river may have appealed to a youthful imagination. Were these three localities named by children playing in this area?
Gazetteers
- Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), p. 305, s.n. 'Robin Hood Island'.
Maps
- 6" O.S. map Lancashire IX (1851-63; surveyed 1847-58)
- 6" O.S. map Westmorland XXXVIII (1863; surveyed 1858)
- 6" O.S. map Westmorland XXXVIII.SE (1899; rev. 1897)
- 6" O.S. map Westmorland XXXVIII.SE (1920; rev. 1911)
- 6" O.S. map Westmorland XXXVIII.SE (1920; rev. 1911)
- 6" O.S. map Westmorland XXXVIII.SE (c. 1947; rev. 1938).
Brief mention
Also see
Notes
- ↑ Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), p. 305, s.n. 'Robin Hood Island'.