Jack O'Legs is the name of a character from folk legend in Hertfordshire, UK. Jack is said to have been a renowned archer who was famed for robbing the rich to give to the poor.
Jack is said to have lived in the 14th century in a cave, in the middle of Weston Wood. The forest is no longer there but the field where the wood once stood is still called ‘The Cave' and the neighboring field is called ‘Weston Wood'. A steep incline on the Great North Road, close to the village of Graveley, where Jack was supposed to have robbed wealthy travelers, is still called "Jack's Hill".
Jack is said to have lived in the 14th century in a cave, in the middle of Weston Wood. The forest is no longer there but the field where the wood once stood is still called ‘The Cave' and the neighboring field is called ‘Weston Wood'. A steep incline on the Great North Road, close to the village of Graveley, where Jack was supposed to have robbed wealthy travelers, is still called "Jack's Hill".
Jack O'Legs is the name of a character from folk legend in Hertfordshire, UK. Jack is said to have been a renowned archer who was famed for robbing the rich to give to the poor.
Jack is said to have lived in the 14th century in a cave, in the middle of Weston Wood. The forest is no longer there but the field where the wood once stood is still called ‘The Cave' and the neighboring field is called ‘Weston Wood'. A steep incline on the Great North Road, close to the village of Graveley, where Jack was supposed to have robbed wealthy travelers, is still called "Jack's Hill".
Jack is said to have lived in the 14th century in a cave, in the middle of Weston Wood. The forest is no longer there but the field where the wood once stood is still called ‘The Cave' and the neighboring field is called ‘Weston Wood'. A steep incline on the Great North Road, close to the village of Graveley, where Jack was supposed to have robbed wealthy travelers, is still called "Jack's Hill".
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