Summary of a talk given by Eric Houlder to Tickhill and District Local History Society attempting to trace the origins of the famous medieval outlaw Robin Hood by going back to original ballads

The 1901 Ordnance Survey map of Tickhill, whose 1902 edition was reproduced in 2004, shows exactly where the benchmarks were with their associated height above sea level. Curiously, the height above sea level was given in feet and tenths of feet, not inches.

A glossary of words, names and terms which you may find useful in your readings of the history of Tickhill.

Two lucky finds: a silver penny of Edward I and a Roman brooch or fibula - taken from the British Newspapers Archive

Between June and October 1783 Tickhill residents faced the consequences of an eruption of a volcano in the south of Iceland

The National Census, our contribution to future historians as well as to government census analysts.

On the death of the peer, an hereditary peerage usually passes to the peer’s son. If there is no son, then, there might be a male relative who can inherit. In a very small number of instances, a particular peerage may pass to or through a female.

Using the following 'scandalous, malicious and contemptuous words' landed a number of people before courts in the West Riding in the 17th Century

Much of the formal imagery in Middle Age churches reflected the lives of the more prosperous people in the community. However, many also have records of the attitudes and beliefs of the majority of people who would have been largely illiterate.

Christopher Columbus was one of the first Europeans to see pineapples when he reached the West Indies but the first fruit did not reach England until the 17th Century.

On 23 January 1325 Edward II ordered three senior officials to take mainprises (a type of bail) from those seeking a royal pardon in return for which they were required to serve in Gascony with wages paid by the King.

These photographs were included in the album of Reg Davies's photographs recently donated to the Society.

In the 1950s the University of Leeds carried out a national survey of dialects. Tickhill was selected as one of the 34 places in Yorkshire to be surveyed and five men here were interviewed in 1951.

Frank Watkinson's father, William, owned a pile of 22 old documents dating from 1631 to 1896. What can we learn about the local people and their activities from these documents?

Examples of words in use between 1120 and c.1900 describing occupations/behaviours.