SHERWOOD FOREST


Meaning of SHERWOOD FOREST in English

a forest in the English Midlands , famous in old stories as the place where Robin Hood’s Merry Men lived and fought against the forces of the Sheriff of Nottingham . It used to be a very large forest, but only a small part of it still remains. It is preserved as a country park near Nottingham .

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