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Outlaw · Blidworth

Will Scarlet's Grave

Scarlet sleeps here.

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Outlaw

Will Scarlet's Grave

Merry to the end.

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What's there
Medieval stone fragment memorial
Legend from
Blidworth
Tone
Wistful
Robin HoodGraves

Before you go

Churchyard open daylight. Check before you go.

  • St Mary of the Purification churchyard
  • Near A614
  • The pin is approximate.

The outlaw's last rest.

Blidworth churchyard is said to be where Will Scarlet of Robin Hood's band is buried. The exact place is not known. A piece of the earlier church serves as his memorial. Mee says 'the old men here' told the story.

Sources

  1. Church of St Mary of the Purification, Blidworth, Wikipedia —
  2. A. Mee (1938), nottshistory —

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