77 UK Pubs Called Black Bull
The Black BullCastleford
The Black Bull InnDurham (Lanchester)
The Black BullHuddersfield (Shepley)
The Black Bull InnLivingston (Mid Calder)
The Black Bull (Taurus)Mansfield (Mansfield Woodhouse)
The Black Bull InnNewcastle upon Tyne
The Old Black BullPreston
The Black BullSpalding (Donington)
The Black Bull HotelSt HelensBangor
Bedlington (Wansbeck)
Berwick upon Tweed (Lowick)
Bicester (Launton)
Bishop Auckland (Wolsingham)
Blaydon on Tyne (Blaydon)
Bolton
Bradford
Brighouse
Buntingford
Bury
Cambridge (Balsham)
Cambridge (Longstanton)
Chelmsford
Cockermouth
Coniston
Cornhill-on-Tweed (Etal)
Cumbernauld
Dalkeith
Dalry
Dalton-In-Furness
Dewsbury
East Boldon
Edinburgh
Folkestone
Gateshead
Glasgow (Killearn)
Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow
Haltwhistle
Huddersfield
Huntingdon (Godmanchester)
Huntingdon (Brampton)
Huntingdon (Brampton)
Ingatestone (Margaretting)
Isle of Bute (Rothesay)
Keighley (Haworth)
Keighley (Sutton-in-Craven)
Kilmarnock (Riccarton)
Leeds (Horsforth)
Leeds (Rothwell)
Lincoln (Welton)
Liverpool (Woolton)
London W (Hammersmith)
Newcastle upon Tyne (Matfen)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Northallerton
Ongar (Fyfield)
Preston
Preston (Longton)
Renfrew
Richmond (Melsonby)
Richmond (Reeth)
Richmond
Ruislip
Sheffield (Aughton)
Sheffield (Ecclesfield)
Sleaford (Ruskington)
Spalding (Holbeach)
Thirsk
Trimdon Station
Wakefield (Midgley)
Wigan (Standish)
Yarm
York (Escrick)
York (Pocklington)
York (Raskelf)
Origins of "Black Bull" as a Pub Name
There are two common origins of the pubs named after bulls. The first and most obvious is the link with farming, cattle droving and sport (bull baiting being a popular pastime at one point). The less obvious link is a connection with the church. In medieval times many pubs were established by churches and each displayed an official seal proving its permission to operate - this seal was called a 'bulla'.
What's a Canonical Name?
To simplify searches, each pub on our database has a Canonical Name - usually a shortened version of its full name missing out any common prefixes and suffixes like "The Old", "Inn", "Tavern" and so on.
This means that "The Old Crown", "The Crown Inn" and "Ye Olde Crown Taverne" are known canonically as, simply, "Crown".
We've also dropped the "The", standarised with "and" instead of "&" and in some cases simplified pluralisation.
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