Loxley, Warwickshire
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Loxley, Warwickshire is a village near Stratford-upon-Avon, where it is supposed that Robin Hood was born and raised. Some believe that a certain Robert Fitz Oto is the true Robin Hood, as he owned Loxley Manor and his tombstone lies by Loxley Church[citation needed].
The village gave its name to a hall of residence at the University of Warwick, within the Westwood campus.
There is also a village called Loxley in South Yorkshire, also mentioned as the birthplace of Robin Hood. So which Loxley are we talking about when we refer to the birthplace of Robin Hood ? In the Lonely Planet book is mentioned that there is a village called Loxley in Staffordshire where Robin Hood's father supposedly owned land. According to Lonely Planet the original name of the village should be Lockesley and was supposed to be in Yorkshire or Nottinghamshire.
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