Will Scarlet's Grave (Blidworth)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
The Church of St Mary of the Purification in whose graveyard Will Scarlet lies buried according to local tradition. That is, if it is not instead in nearby Sherwood Forest.
[[File:|thumb|right|500px|No one knows where the grave is; instead this marker commemorates the 'fact' that Will Scarlet is buried somewhere around here. It is a piece of the earlier church building / 'Chemical Engineer', 24 Jun. 2017, Creative Commons, via Wikipedia.]]
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-12-24. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-12-24.
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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.
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