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Public Houses and Inns of Eggington

There have been two named pubs and inns in Eggington, namely The Horseshoes and the Plough Inn, and these have been described below.

The Horseshoes

The Horseshoes, EggingtonLocation: High Street
History: This was the first public house in Eggington, and in 1822 was fully licensed as the Three Horse Shoes in the Bedfordshire Quarter Sessions records. It retained this name until the late 1800s when the name changed to just The Horseshoes.


Occupiers
Year Source of Data Person
1822
1847
1861
1864
1869
1871
1877
1890
1898
1901
1903
1910
1914
1936
Beds. Quarter Sessions
Post Office Directory
Census
Post Office Directory
Post Office Directory
Census
Post Office Directory
Kelly's Directory
Kelly's Directory
Census
Kelly's Directory
Kelly's Directory
Kelly's Directory
Kelly's Directory
Eliza Ellingham
George Horn
David Lancaster
D. Lancaster
C. Dudley
Charles Dudley
Charles Dudley
William Tillett
William Henry Price
William Bates
Arthur Blake
Francis Wright
Francis Wright
John Henry Pope

 
The Plough Inn

The former Plough Inn, EggingtonLocation: High Street
History: The Plough Inn was first licensed in 1836 to William Pantling. It finally closed arounf 1920 and is now a private house called Plough Cottage.


Occupiers
Year Source of Data Person
1836
1864
1869
1871
1890
1898
1901
1903
1910
1914
Beds. Quarter Sessions
Post Office Directory
Post Office Directory
Census
Kelly's Directory
Kelly's Directory
Census
Kelly's Directory
Kelly's Directory
Kelly's Directory
William Pantling
W. Pantling (Beer Retailer)
W. Pantling (Beer Retailer)
William Pantling
Fred Dunton
Frederick Bennett
Thomas M. Bailey
Thomas M. Bailey
Charles Henry Alford
Stephen Edward Giddins