English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Robin Hood's Bower, Robin Hood's Moss

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Robin Hood's Bower, Bower Wood 1637 HntSii,201

Etymology

Robin Hood's Bower, Robin Hood's Moss, Robin Hood 's Bower , Bower Wood 1637 HntS ii, 201, v. būr 1 'dwelling'. This also recalls the association of Robin Hood with Loxley (supra ). Other late p.ns. in YW also associated with Robin Hood include Robin Hood Well 251, ii, 36, Robin Hood Hill ii, 158, Robin Hood's Grave iii, 5, etc. infra (cf. Introd.).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name