Robin Hood Inn (Rainow)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 53.282811, -2.073057 |
| Adm. div. | Cheshire |
| Vicinity | Church Lane, Rainow, Macclesfield |
| Type | Public house |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Extant |
| First Record | 1881 |
Robin Hood Inn.
Robin Hood Inn, Rainow / Garstonian, 31 May 2014, via Flickr.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-06.
The first record found so far of the the Robin Hood Inn in Rainow, Macclesfield, is a 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1881 (see Maps section below).
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
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXXVII (1881; rev. 1870-72)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXXVII.NW (1899; rev. 1896-97) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXXVII.NW (1911; rev. 1907)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXXVII.NW (c. 1933; rev. 1907)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXXVII.NW (c. 1937; rev. 1907)
- 6" O.S. map Cheshire XXXVII.NW (c. 1947; rev. 1938).
Background
- 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) does not mention the Robin Hood Inn in Rainow
- Facebook: Friends of the Robin Hood at Rainow
- Facebook: The Robin Hood, Rainow
- Happy Valley, Bollington: Robin Hood Inn.
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