Hartshead
| Hartshead | |
| Yorkshire | |
|---|---|
 The centre of Hartshead village | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE183225 |
| Location: | 53°41’57"N, 1°43’27"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | WF15 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Kirklees |
Hartshead is a village in the West Riding of Yorkshire, four miles west of Dewsbury[1] and near to Hartshead Moor.
The village has origins before the Norman Conquest; the Walton Cross is believed to be dated from the 11th century.[2]
The name Hartshead is derived from the Old English Heortesheafod which means exactly what the modern name means, or from an Old Norse equivalent. It may indicate a 'hart's hill'.
Patrick Brontë met his wife, Maria Branwell (they met in Rawdon, some dozen or so miles away from Hartshead)[3] in 1811, when he was parson of Church of St Peter in Hartshead. They were married in Guiseley and became the parents of Branwell and the novelist sisters, Anne, Charlotte and Emily Brontë.[4]
Robin Hood is reputed to have been buried near Hartshead[5] or in the grounds of the nearby Kirklees Hall.[6] The exact place is not known, as the gravestone has been moved at least 3 times.
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References
- ↑ Information on Hartshead from GENUKI
- ↑ National Heritage List 1313305: Walton Cross, 100 yards north of Walton Cross Farmhouse (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ Juliet Barker The Brontes
- ↑ "Reverend Patrick Brontë | Brontë Parsonage Museum". https://www.bronte.org.uk/the-brontes-and-haworth/family-and-friends/rev-bronte. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ↑ "History of Hartshead, in Kirklees and West Riding | Map and description". http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12850. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ↑ "New book explores myths surrounding Robin Hood's grave at Kirklees Estate". Huddersfield Examiner. 19 September 2012. http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/new-book-explores-myths-surrounding-4943636. Retrieved 19 May 2017.