Sherwood Forest is a neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. The neighborhood is bounded by Seven Mile Road, Livernois, Pembroke, and Parkside."Where We Are Located." Sherwood Forest Association. Retrieved on April 19, 2009. The community, with about 435 houses, consists of two subdivisions: Sherwood Forest and Sherwood Forest Manor."How Our Neighborhood Began and Grew." Sherwood Forest Association. Retrieved on April 19, 2009.

The neighborhood was named after Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, England which was the setting for the Robin Hood tales."Sherwood Forest Branch Library." Detroit Public Library. Retrieved on April 19, 2009.

History Sherwood Forest was platted in 1917 by Manly Daniel Davis.Arthur A. Hagman, ed., Oakland County Book of History (1970), p. 46 The first house appeared in 1922. The Sherwood Forest Association opened in 1929. Most of the houses were built in the late 1920s and 1930s. In 2002 Sherwood Forest became a Detroit Historic District.

Education Sherwood Forest is within the Detroit Public Schools district. Residents are zoned to Palmer Park Preparatory Academy, formerly the Barbara Jordan School,"DPS teachers to hold Enrollment Fair for Palmer Park Preparatory Academy, a new teacher-led school." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. August 13, 2010. Retrieved on November 1, 2012. for elementary and middle school."Elementary Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012."Middle School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012. All residents are zoned to Mumford High School."High School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012. Palmer Park is operated by teachers and not by a principal administrator.Winerip, Michael. "For Detroit Schools, Mixed Picture on Reforms." The New York Times. March 13, 2011. Retrieved on November 9, 2012.

Detroit Public Library operates the Sherwood Forest Branch Library at 7117 West Seven Mile Road. The library, named after the community, was established in 1942. The current facility opened on February 20, 1951."Sherwood Forest Library." (Archive) Detroit Public Library. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.

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Sherwood Forest Association