Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire - Thoresby House, Major Oak - postcard c.1905-10

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• Picture / Image:  Multiview postcard with Earl Manvers coat of Arms: Thoresby House from Terrace / Thoresby House from River / The Major Oak, Sherwood Forest / Edwinstow Church
• Publisher: Valentines
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Edwinstowe is a large English village in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, associated with the Robin Hood and Maid Marian legends. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 5,188.[2]

The etymology of the village name, "Edwin's resting place", recalls that the body of Edwin of Northumbria, King and Saint, was hidden in the church after he was killed in the Battle of Hatfield Chase, near Doncaster, probably in AD 633. The battle against King Penda of Mercia occurred near the present-day hamlet of Cuckney, some five miles north-west of modern Edwinstowe.[3]

Edwinstowe is referred to twice in the Domesday Book as having five households, in addition to a priest and his four bordars, living in the hamlet in 1086.[4]

Legend has it that Robin Hood married Maid Marian in St Mary's Church. Edwinstowe's present-day popularity is due mainly to the presence near the village of the Major Oak, a feature in the folk tales of Robin Hood.

The two schools in the village are St Mary's Primary School and King Edwin Primary School.

The village also has a business services provider, a St John's Ambulance amenity, an antiques centre, workshops, a fun park, a youth hostel, two arts and crafts centres, a village hall, and a community pest-control centre. Leisure facilities include Thoresby Colliery Band and Youth Band, a high-wire forest adventure course, a mountain biking, cyclo cross and forest walks centre, a skate park, a forest fun park, and an outdoor adventure park.

Edwinstowe still has five pubs: the Black Swan, the Dukeries Lodge, Forest Lodge, Hammer and Wedge, and the Royal Oak. Other caterers include the Edwinstowe Bistro Restaurant, the Cottage Tea Rooms, and Launay's Restaurant.

Environmental concerns are addressed under the Maun Valley Project Conservation Area.