Barnsdale, West Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Barnsdale, a hamlet in the township and parish of Camp-sail, W.R. Yorkshire, 6½ miles N of Doncaster. The nearest station is Askem (l¼ mile), on the L. & Y.R. Barnsdale Forest adjacent was the haunt of Robin Hood, and is noted in old song as the scene of his curious adventure with the Bishop of Hereford. " Then Robin he took the bishop hy the hand, And led him to merry Barnsdale; He made him to stay and sup with him that night, And to drink wine, beer, and ale."
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the West Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Barnsdale are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following West Riding newspapers online: