Robin Hood Plantation (Rowde)
Locality | |
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Coordinate | 51.372044, -1.996331 |
Adm. div. | Wiltshire |
Vicinity | c. 425 m N of Conscience Lane, Rowde |
Type | Natural feature |
Interest | Robin Hood name |
Status | Extant |
First Record | 1924 |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-11-22. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-07.
'Robin Hood Plantation' is the name of a small wooded area situated c. 425 m north of Conscience Lane, Rowde, Devizes. It is included on 6" O.S. maps of the area published 1924–1938.[1] The place-name, which is still in use,[2] must have been inspired by that of Robin Hood Cottage which appears towards the north end of the wooded area on 6" and 25" maps of the area published 1886–1901. There no longer appears to be any trace of this cottage.
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.
Sources
Maps
- 25" O.S. map Wiltshire XXXIV.5 (1886; surveyed 1885)
- 25" O.S. map Wiltshire XXXIV.5 (1900; rev. 1899) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Wiltshire XXXIV.5 (1900; rev. 1899)
- 25" O.S. map Wiltshire XXXIV.5 (1924; rev. 1922)
- 6" O.S. map Wiltshire XXXIV (1889; surveyed 1885)
- 6" O.S. map Wiltshire XXXIV.NW (1901; rev. 1899)
- 6" O.S. map Wiltshire XXXIV.NW (1901; rev. 1899) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Wiltshire XXXIV.NW (1926; rev. 1922)
- 6" O.S. map Wiltshire XXXIV.NW (c. 1938; rev. 1922).
Also see
Notes
- ↑ See Maps section on this page.
- ↑ See Geograph: SU0063: Robin Hood Plantation.
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Robin Hood Plantation / Michael Dibb, 29 Nov. 2014; Creative Commons, via Geograph.