Robin Hood Place (Church Gresley, Swadlincote)

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Robin Hood Place (Church Gresley, Swadlincote).

[[File:|thumb|right|500px|Turning left into Robin Hood Place. The sign reads 'Robin Hood Place' / Google Earth Street View.]]

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-12-23. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-07-17.

Robin Hood Place is a warren of small industrial plots which perhaps looks slightly out of place in a somewhat rural area. Robin Hood Metals at Robin Hood Place was established in 1969, so most likely the name 'Robin Hood Place' is at least as old as that. Template:PnItemQry

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.

Background

• Wikipedia: Church Gresley.