Robin Hood Cemetery
Introduction
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Robin Hood Cemetery
Image: © Keith Yardley Taken: Unknown
Robin Hood Cemetery in Streetsbrook Road opened in 1917 and closed for new grave burials in 1992, when Widney Manor Cemetery in Image took over as the borough's principal cemetery. A chapel (visible at the end of the avenue) was built in 1931 and Image added in 1958. For a more recent view of the entrance gateposts, see Image The 45 acre site is carved from ancient woodland, a remnant of the Forest of Arden, and in May the bluebells in the woodland areas were a magnificent sight. Sadly it seems that the name has nothing to do with the fabled outlaw, but derives from a misreading of "Robin Wood" on an 18th-century map.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.420291
Longitude
-1.824094