Robin Hood Sawmill (Bassenthwaite)

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Robin Hood Sawmill.

Robin Hood Sawmill / Google Earth Street View.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-08. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-07-17.

Established in 2002, Robin Hood Sawmill is located c. 1 km NW of Bassenthwaite village, c. 0.5 km NW of the Robin Hood (Bassenthwaite) vicinity and c. 1 km NE of the B5291 along the road to Uldale. A Google search produces several entries for the company in trade directories and address banks, but they cite no street name and number. In fact, judging from Google Earth and Bing Maps, the road to Uldale has no name. 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.

Sources

• Companies House: Robin Hood Sawmill Ltd.

Maps

• 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI (1867; surveyed 1864-65)
• 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.SE (1900; rev. 1898)
• 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.SE (1900; rev. 1898) (georeferenced)
• 6" O.S. map Cumberland XLVI.SE (1926; rev. 1923).

Background

• Cumbrian Sawmilling Directory
• Wikipedia: Bassenthwaite.

Notes

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  Robin Hood Sawmill / Google Earth Street View.

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  Robin Hood Sawmill from the air / Bing Maps.