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This inn located somewhere in the village of Litlington is first mentioned in 1811. It closed in ''c.'' 1910.<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66742 British History Online: Litlington]; web edition of: 'Parishes: Litlington', in: ''A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely'', vol. 8 (1982), pp. 54-66.</ref> Its name is supposed to have been inspired by a local tradition that Robin Hood shot an arrow from the mound on [[Limlow Hill (Litlington)|Limlow Hill]] which, according to one version, landed in [[Litlington Chalk Pit (Litlington)|Litlington Chalk Pit]] and grew into a thorn tree. Another variation is that the arrow [[Robin Hood's Tree (Bassingbourn)|fell on Ermine Street c. 2.5 km away]] (apparently without growing into a thorn tree). | This inn located somewhere in the village of Litlington is first mentioned in 1811. It closed in ''c.'' 1910.<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66742 British History Online: Litlington]; web edition of: 'Parishes: Litlington', in: ''A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely'', vol. 8 (1982), pp. 54-66.</ref> Its name is supposed to have been inspired by a local tradition that Robin Hood shot an arrow from the mound on [[Limlow Hill (Litlington)|Limlow Hill]] which, according to one version, landed in [[Litlington Chalk Pit (Litlington)|Litlington Chalk Pit]] and grew into a thorn tree. Another variation is that the arrow [[Robin Hood's Tree (Bassingbourn)|fell on Ermine Street c. 2.5 km away]] (apparently without growing into a thorn tree). | ||
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== Maps == | == Maps == | ||
Maps focused on Litlington. | Maps focused on Litlington. | ||
* 25" O.S. map ''Cambridgeshire'' LVII.8 (1887; surveyed 1886). No | * 25" O.S. map ''Cambridgeshire'' LVII.8 (1887; surveyed 1886). No copy in NLS | ||
* [https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=52.0676&lon=-0.0870&layers=168&b=5 25" O.S. map ''Cambridgeshire'' LVII.8 (1903; rev. 1901)] (georeferenced) | * [https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=52.0676&lon=-0.0870&layers=168&b=5 25" O.S. map ''Cambridgeshire'' LVII.8 (1903; rev. 1901)] (georeferenced) | ||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/view/114488080#zoom=4&lat=2452&lon=8466&layers=BT 25" O.S. map ''Cambridgeshire'' LVII.8 (1903; rev. 1901)] | * [http://maps.nls.uk/view/114488080#zoom=4&lat=2452&lon=8466&layers=BT 25" O.S. map ''Cambridgeshire'' LVII.8 (1903; rev. 1901)] | ||
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== Discussion == | == Discussion == | ||
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66742 British History Online: Litlington]; web edition of: 'Parishes: Litlington', in: ''A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely'', vol. 8 (1982), pp. 54-66. | * [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66742 British History Online: Litlington]; web edition of: 'Parishes: Litlington', in: ''A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely'', vol. 8 (1982), pp. 54-66. | ||
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| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | Near 52.067323, -0.084989 |
| Adm. div. | Cambridgeshire |
| Vicinity | Litlington, 4.7 km NW of Royston |
| Type | Public house |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Defunct |
| First Record | 1811 |
Robin Hood and Little John.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-08-07. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-02-13.
This inn located somewhere in the village of Litlington is first mentioned in 1811. It closed in c. 1910.[1] Its name is supposed to have been inspired by a local tradition that Robin Hood shot an arrow from the mound on Limlow Hill which, according to one version, landed in Litlington Chalk Pit and grew into a thorn tree. Another variation is that the arrow fell on Ermine Street c. 2.5 km away (apparently without growing into a thorn tree).
Quotations
The village inns [in Litlington] included the Robin Hood and Little John, recorded by 1811. [...] Named from a local fable that an arrow shot by Robin grew into a thorn tree at the village chalkpit, [...] it closed c. 1910.[2]
One source [sc. Courcy-Ireland[3]] says that the arrow fell in the village chalk pit (now disused, [...] a few hundred metres across the road from the hill), and there grew into a thorn tree. By 1811 an inn (which closed in 1910) in the village had been named the Robin Hood & Little John, supposedly after this legend.[4]
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
- Cambridgeshire Record Office, 296/SP 454. Mentions closing of the inn in 1910 cf. British History Online (see below). Not seen
- Cambridge Chronicle, Aug. 23, 1811. Cf. British History Online (see below). Not seen
- Courcy-Ireland, Magens de. History of Abington Pigotts with Litlington: Churches & Parishes, with the Manors (Royston, 1944), p. 48. Not seen
- Hidden East Anglia - Litlington
- Palmer, W.M. 'The "Limbury" Tumulus, near Litlington, Cambs.', The East Anglian, or, Notes & Queries on Subjects Connected with the Counties of Suffolk, Essex, Cambridge, and Notfolk, New Series, vol. VI (1895-96), p. 28.
Maps
Maps focused on Litlington.
- 25" O.S. map Cambridgeshire LVII.8 (1887; surveyed 1886). No copy in NLS
- 25" O.S. map Cambridgeshire LVII.8 (1903; rev. 1901) (georeferenced)
- 25" O.S. map Cambridgeshire LVII.8 (1903; rev. 1901)
- 6" O.S. map Cambridgeshire LVII.NE (1886; surveyed 1886)
- 6" O.S. map Cambridgeshire LVII.NE (1903; rev. 1900-1901) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Cambridgeshire LVII.NE (1903; rev. 1900-1901)
- 6" O.S. map Cambridgeshire LVII.NE (1947; rev. c. 1950)
- 1" O.S. map sheet 204 Biggleswade (Hills) (1896)
- 1" O.S. map 147 Bedford & Luton (1946)
- 1" O.S. map 147 Bedford and Luton (1959)
- 1:25,000 O.S. map TL34 (1956; surveyed 1937-53).
Discussion
- British History Online: Litlington; web edition of: 'Parishes: Litlington', in: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely, vol. 8 (1982), pp. 54-66.
Also see
Notes
- ↑ British History Online: Litlington; web edition of: 'Parishes: Litlington', in: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely, vol. 8 (1982), pp. 54-66.
- ↑ British History Online: Litlington; web edition of: 'Parishes: Litlington', in: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely, vol. 8 (1982), pp. 54-66.
- ↑ Courcy-Ireland, Magens de. History of Abington Pigotts with Litlington: Churches & Parishes, with the Manors (Royston, 1944), p. 48. Not seen.
- ↑ Hidden East Anglia - Litlington.