Note 215 — HOWELL WOOD;[214] OR, THE RABY HUNT, IN YORKSHIRE,
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The district called Barnsdale begins at a short distance northwards of Robin Hood's well. It is situated about midway between Doncaster and Ferrybridge, or Doncaster and Pontefract, and is celebrated for having been one of the favourite haunts of the "bold Robin Hood." See p. 35, ante.