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Robin Hood Field in Helsby is first recorded in 1844. It was named after the [[Robin Hood (Helsby)|Robin Hood]] pub which was until recently located on its south-western corner, the intersection of Chester Road and [[Lower Robin Hood Lane (Helsby)|Lower Robin Hood Lane]]. | |||
The field is listed in the 1844 tithe award for Helsby with a Henry Haspell as owner, John Lewis, Jr., as occupier, state of cultivation as 'Pasture', and an area of 6 acres, 31 roods and 9 perches ({{AcreRoodPerchToM2|6|31|8}} m<sup>2</sup>).<ref>Online at the [https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/ Genealogist.co.uk], piece 05, sub-piece 199, image 013, item 144 (subscription required); {{:Dodgson, John McNeal 1970a}}, vol. III, p. 238, dates it 1845 and refers to it as 'TA 199'.</ref> Like [[Helsby place-name cluster|several other fields]] in the imemdiate vicinity it was named after the [[Robin Hood (Helsby)|pub.]] It occupied an area corresponding in present day terms roughly to that bounded by [[Lower Robin Hood Lane (Helsby)|Lower Robin Hood Lane]], [[Sherwood Grove (Helsby)|Sherwood Grove]], Parkfield Drive and Chester Road (A56). | |||
* {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, p. 295, ''s.n.'' 'Robin Hood Field' | {{PnItemQry}} | ||
== Gazetteers == | |||
* {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, p. 295, ''s.n.'' 'Robin Hood Field'. | |||
== MS sources == | |||
* 1844 Tithe award for Helsby, online at the [https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/ Genealogist.co.uk], piece 05, sub-piece 199, image 013, item 144 (subscription required) | |||
* Accompanying map, online at the [https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/ Genealogist.co.uk], piece 05, sub-piece 199, sub-image 001, item 144 (subscription required). | |||
== Printed sources == | |||
* {{:Dodgson, John McNeal 1970a}}, vol. III, p. 238. | |||
* {{:Field, John 1972a}}, p. 183, ''s.n.'' 'Robin Hood Bank'. | * {{:Field, John 1972a}}, p. 183, ''s.n.'' 'Robin Hood Bank'. | ||
=== | == Maps == | ||
* | * 25" O.S. map ''Cheshire'' XXXII.6 (''c.'' 1874; surveyed ''c.'' 1872). No Copy in NLS | ||
=== | * [https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=53.2710&lon=-2.7715&layers=168&b=5 25" O.S. map ''Cheshire'' XXXII.6 (1898; rev. 1897)] (georeferenced) | ||
* | * [https://maps.nls.uk/view/114583042#zoom=4&lat=8622&lon=12235&layers=BT 25" O.S. map ''Cheshire'' XXXII.6 (1898; rev. 1897)] | ||
* [https://maps.nls.uk/view/114583045#zoom=4&lat=8863&lon=12506&layers=BT 25" O.S. map ''Cheshire'' XXXII.6 (1935; rev. 1908)] | |||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/102341050#zoom=6&lat=7324&lon=7329&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cheshire'' XXXII (1881; surveyed 1873-74)] | |||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=53.2714&lon=-2.7710&layers=171&b=1 6" O.S. map ''Cheshire'' XXXII.NW (1899; rev. 1897)] (georeferenced) | |||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101598733#zoom=5&lat=3015&lon=7109&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cheshire'' XXXII.NW (1899; rev. 1897)] | |||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101598730#zoom=5&lat=3211&lon=7201&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cheshire'' XXXII.NW (1911; rev. 1908)] | |||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/102191377#zoom=5&lat=3248&lon=7126&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cheshire'' XXXII.NW (''c.'' 1936; rev. 1908)] | |||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/101598727#zoom=5&lat=3221&lon=7091&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Cheshire'' XXXII.NW (''c.'' 1944; rev. 1938).] | |||
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Revision as of 17:46, 4 June 2019
[[File:|thumb|right|500px|Peeping into the former (?) Robin Hood Field from Lower Robin Hood Lane / Google Earth Street View.]]
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-01-21. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-06-04.
Robin Hood Field in Helsby is first recorded in 1844. It was named after the Robin Hood pub which was until recently located on its south-western corner, the intersection of Chester Road and Lower Robin Hood Lane.
The field is listed in the 1844 tithe award for Helsby with a Henry Haspell as owner, John Lewis, Jr., as occupier, state of cultivation as 'Pasture', and an area of 6 acres, 31 roods and 9 perches (Template:AcreRoodPerchToM2 m2).[1] Like several other fields in the imemdiate vicinity it was named after the pub. It occupied an area corresponding in present day terms roughly to that bounded by Lower Robin Hood Lane, Sherwood Grove, Parkfield Drive and Chester Road (A56). Template:PnItemQry
Gazetteers
- Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), p. 295, s.n. 'Robin Hood Field'.
MS sources
- 1844 Tithe award for Helsby, online at the Genealogist.co.uk, piece 05, sub-piece 199, image 013, item 144 (subscription required)
- Accompanying map, online at the Genealogist.co.uk, piece 05, sub-piece 199, sub-image 001, item 144 (subscription required).
Printed 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. III, p. 238.
- Field, John; compil. English Field Names: a Dictionary (Newton Abbot, ©1972), p. 183, s.n. 'Robin Hood Bank'.
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Cheshire XXXII.6 (c. 1874; surveyed c. 1872). No Copy in NLS
- 25" O.S. map Cheshire XXXII.6 (1898; rev. 1897) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Cheshire XXXII.6 (1898; rev. 1897)
- 25" O.S. map Cheshire XXXII.6 (1935; rev. 1908)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXXII (1881; surveyed 1873-74)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXXII.NW (1899; rev. 1897) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXXII.NW (1899; rev. 1897)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXXII.NW (1911; rev. 1908)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXXII.NW (c. 1936; rev. 1908)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXXII.NW (c. 1944; rev. 1938).
Notes
- ↑ Online at the Genealogist.co.uk, piece 05, sub-piece 199, image 013, item 144 (subscription required); 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. III, p. 238, dates it 1845 and refers to it as 'TA 199'.