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The Origins of Pub Names

Queens Head

Generally a reference to the monarch of the day when the pub was first opened or subsequently renamed.

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• > The Plough & Harrow, Swansea
  
  
• > The Cottage Inn, Alnwick
  
  
• > The Crown Tavern, Kirkcaldy
  
  
• > The Bay Horse , Keighley
  
  
• > The Black Swan , Ripon
  
  
• > The Black Horse , Swadlincote
  
  
• > The Six Bells, Bury St Edmunds
  
  
• > The White Hart, Bristol
  
  
• > The White Lion , Nottingham
  
  
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