Hayman Rooke

Major Hayman Rooke
Major Oak
Born(1723-02-20)20 February 1723
City of Westminster, England
Died18 September 1806(1806-09-18) (aged 83)
OccupationsFormer British Soldier and Antiquarian

Major Hayman Rooke (1723–1806) was an English antiquarian and British Army soldier who discovered the Major Oak tree in Sherwood Forest and two Roman Villas near Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire. The Major Oak is named after him.

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