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Sherwood Forest

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Sherwood Forest, formerly a large royal forest, mainly in Nottinghamshire, central England. Remnants of the forest exist near Mansfield Mansfield, city (71,325) and district, Nottinghamshire, central England, on the western border of Sherwood Forest. The city lies in a coal district, with manufactures of hosiery, shoes, and metal products. Limestone and red and white sandstone are quarried nearby.
..... Click the link for more information.  and Hucknall Hucknall or Hucknall Torkard, town (1991 pop. 28,592), Nottinghamshire, central England. It has coal mines and manufactures hosiery. George Byron is buried in the parish church.
..... Click the link for more information. ; efforts began in the 1990s to replant and expand it. It is famous as the haunt of Robin Hood Robin Hood, legendary hero of 12th-century England who robbed the rich to help the poor. Chivalrous, manly, fair, and always ready for a joke, Robin Hood reflected many of the ideals of the English yeoman.
..... Click the link for more information.  and his band.

Sherwood Forest

Woodland, Nottinghamshire, England. A former royal hunting ground that is known for its association with the legendary Robin Hood, Sherwood Forest formerly occupied almost all of western Nottinghamshire and extended into Derbyshire. Today a reduced area of woodland remains between Nottingham and Worksop.

Sherwood Forest
an ancient forest in central England, in Nottinghamshire: formerly a royal hunting ground and much more extensive; famous as the home of Robin Hood


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So up he got and took his good stout yew bow and a score or more of broad clothyard arrows, and started off from Locksley Town through Sherwood Forest to Nottingham.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context
Who comes here into Sherwood Forest without my pass?
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
One fine morning, a few days after, Rob might have been seen passing by way of Lockesley through Sherwood Forest to Nottingham town.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
 
 
 
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