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Wentbridge history
Anglo-Saxon history
Anglo-Saxon Battle of Winwaed is believed to have taken place between Wentbridge and Ackworth. The battle was a pivotal event that decided the religious destiny of the English. The most powerful pagan king in seventh-century England, Penda, was defeated by the Christian Oswiu in 655.
Robin Hood
Wentbridge is mentioned in what may be the earliest surviving manuscript of a Robin Hood ballad, “Robin Hood and the Potter” A blue plaque has been placed on the bridge that crosses the River Went, recognising Wentbridge’s strong claim to be the original home of Robin Hood.
The Saylis
‘The Saylis’ or ‘the Sayles’ was certainly located near Wentbridge. The outlaw himself mentions the site in the First Fytte of the Gest. The high ground which overlooks the area – 120 feet (36.576 metres) above the flat terrain – was then known as Sayles Plantation.
Swein-son-of-Siccga, ‘The Prince of Thieves’
An infamous outlaw known as ‘The Prince of Thieves’ once inhabited Wentbridge. A medieval chronicler speaks of an outlaw named Swein-son-of-Sicga who robbed Abbot Benedict of Selby. Historians indicate that the deeds of Yorkshire’s outlaws gave birth to the legend of Robin Hood.
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