Robin Hood Cottage (Bassenthwaite)

Locality
Coordinates	54.684308, -3.199705
Adm. div.	Cumberland
Vicinity	c. 500 m NNW of Bassenthwaite
Type	Building
Interest	Robin Hood name
Status	Extant
First Record	?

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Robin Hood Cottage.

Robin Hood Cottage / Marki Allum, 2011, Panoramio.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-08-29. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-08-30.

'Robin Hood Cottage' is a holiday home for rent situated in a vicinity known as 'Robin Hood' c. 2 km NE of Bassenthwaite Lake and some 600 m NNW of Bassenthwaite village.

It is possible that the name 'Robin hood', included on the 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1867 as well as subsequent revisions (see Maps section below), was originally used of the cottage and subsequently came to be applied to the vicinity in which it is located, but it may also have originated as the name for the adjacent Robin Hood Farm or the whole vicinity. The name 'Robin Hood Cottage' seems to have originated more recently, probably some time in the second half of the 20th century, judging by the look of the sign in the driveway that reads 'Robin Hood House and Cottage' (see the second image in the Image Gallery below).

About 150 m SSE of Robin Hood Cottage is found Robin Hood Wood. For this and other Robin Hood names in the vicinity, see Robin Hood (Bassenthwaite), Robin Hood Farm (Bassenthwaite) and Bassenthwaite place-name cluster.

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

Vicinity, cottage or farm labelled 'Robin Hood'.

• 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI (1867; surveyed 1864-65)
• 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.SE (1900; rev. 1898)
• 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.SE (1900; rev. 1898) (georeferenced)
• 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.SE (19230; rev. 1926)

Background

• Cumbrian Cottages: Robin Hood Cottage
• Wikipedia: Bassenthwaite.

Also see

• Bassenthwaite place-name cluster
• Robin Hood (Bassenthwaite)
• Robin Hood Farm (Bassenthwaite).

Notes

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  Robin Hood House / Marki Allum, 2011, Panoramio.

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  The sign reads 'Robin Hood House and Cottage' / Google Earth Street View] (click to enlarge).

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  Robin Hood Cottage, the former main house, now a self-catering cottage for rent / Cumbrian Cottages.

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  Inside Robin Hood Cottage / Cumbrian Cottages.

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  Robin Hood Cottage / Cumbrian Cottages.

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  View of park and lake from Robin Hood Cottage / Cumbrian Cottages.

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  Robin Hood Cottage, view of the park / Cumbrian Cottages.

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  Robin Hood Cottage / Cumbrian Cottages.

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  Robin Hood Cottage, view of the park / Cumbrian Cottages.

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