Robin Hood’s Well
Robin Hood's Well is a historic structure beside the A1 road near Burghwallis, South Yorkshire, England. It was originally built in 1710 as a well house over a spring alongside the old Great North Road, but the structure was moved to its present location alongside the Doncaster By-Pass in what is known as Barnsdale.Photo: A man alone, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Michael and All Angels and Church of St Helen.
Church of St Michael and All Angels
Church
Photo: The National Churches Trust, CC BY 2.0.
Church of St Michael and All Angels is situated 2,800 feet northwest of Robin Hood’s Well.
Church of St Helen
Church
Photo: DamonGS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of St Helen is situated 1¼ miles east of Robin Hood’s Well.
Adwick railway station
Railway station
Photo: Captain Scarlet, CC BY 2.5.
Adwick railway station serves the communities of Adwick le Street and Carcroft, in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Located on the line linking Leeds to Doncaster via Wakefield, immediately south-east of the point where… Adwick railway station is situated 2½ miles southeast of Robin Hood’s Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skelbrooke and Skellow.
Skelbrooke
Hamlet
Photo: William Metcalfe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skelbrooke is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hampole, in the Doncaster district, in the county of South Yorkshire, England. In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 119.
Skellow
Village
Photo: Jonathan Clitheroe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skellow is a village in the Doncaster district, in the county of South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village is roughly 5 miles north-west of Doncaster.
Hampole
Village
Hampole is a small village and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England, close to the border with West Yorkshire. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the eastern boundary of the parish is marked by the Great North Road, and the parish lies in what was once the Barnsdale Forest.
Robin Hood’s Well
- Type: Monument
- Description: historic building in Barnsdale, South Yorkshire, England, UK
- Categories: well house and historic site
- Location: Hampole, Doncaster, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.5998° or 53° 35′ 59″ northLongitude
-1.21721° or 1° 13′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C5WHQXM+W4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3970918279OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q7352487
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In Other Languages
“Robin Hood’s Well” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ロビン・フッドの井戸”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hampole & Skelbrooke Cricket Club and Scorcher Hills Wood.
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