Robin Hood Field (Helsby)

Locality
Coordinates	53.273216, -2.769395
Adm. div.	Cheshire
Vicinity	In or near Helsby
Type	Area
Interest	Robin Hood name
Status	Defunct
First Record	1845

Loading map...

Helsby, in or near which Robin Hood Field was located.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-01-21. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-06-02.

Robin Hood Field is listed in an 1845 tithe award for Helsby.^[1] It is hoped that further research among the tithe awards will reveal the location of Robin Hood Field. In the meantime, the coordinates used in the Google map and cited in the infobox are those of Helsby.

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'
Field, John; compil. English Field Names: a Dictionary (Newton Abbot, ©1972), p. 183, s.n. 'Robin Hood Bank'.

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.

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. III, p. 238. Dodgson refers to the tithe award as 'TA 199'.

Template:BeforeNav Template:Nav Template:Previous Cheshire place-names Template:BeforeNav Template:Nav Template:Next

Template:BeforeNav Template:Nav Template:Previous Place-names Template:BeforeNav Template:Nav Template:Next

"th" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 19.

[1] 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. Dodgson refers to the tithe award as 'TA 199'.

[1]