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Douglas Bader
Douglas Bader was the legendary legless pilot and war hero. More details to follow shortly.
Robin Hood
Sherwood Forest's most notorious medieval outlaw who reputedly robbed from the rich and gave to the poor, is rumoured to have roamed once Barnsdale north of Doncaster (from Hampole and further North). Robin Hood's Well is situated on the Great North Road north of Hampole, and his alleged death as documented in the legendary verse of Gest at the hands of Sir Roger of Doncaster.
Richard Rolle
Hampole's most famous inhabitant, this scholar turned hermit and renowned fruitcase created some of the most influential texts of his time incluing The Fire of Love.
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