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Robin Hood's Well

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Robin Hood's Well is a historic well house beside the A1 road near Burghwallis, South Yorkshire, England. It was originally built in 1710 over a spring alongside the old Great North Road, and the structure was later moved to its present location beside the Doncaster By-Pass in the area known as Barnsdale, sometimes called Barnsdale Forest. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Well house 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Burghwallis, United Kingdom 2
Completed Year
1710 1
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Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
House 2
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1. Robin Hood's Well (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood's_Well, lead definition
    Robin Hood's Well is a historic structure beside the A1 road near Burghwallis, South Yorkshire, England.
  • Lead section
    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 (sometimes Barnsdale Forest).
  • Lead section
    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 (sometimes Barnsdale Forest).
  • Uses Element: Stone, Article text
    The stone structure known today as Robin Hood's Well was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh in 1710.
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2. Robin Hood's Well (Wikidata)
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  • Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Well house)
    Wikidata item Q7352487, instance of (P31): well house
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Burghwallis, United Kingdom
    Wikidata item Q7352487, property P131/P17 (location): Burghwallis, United Kingdom
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