Robin Hood Sawmill (Bassenthwaite)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
Locality | |
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Coordinate | 54.68824, -3.206426 |
Adm. div. | Cumberland |
Vicinity | c. 1 km NW of Bassenthwaite village; c. 1 km NE of the B5291 along the road to Uldale |
Type | Establishment |
Interest | Robin Hood name |
Status | Extant |
First Record | 2002 |
Robin Hood Sawmill.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-09-08. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-07.
Established in 2002,[1] 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,[2] but they cite no street name and number. In fact, judging from Google Earth and Bing Maps, the road to Uldale has no name.
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
- 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).
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