Other Licensed Premises

Early References

The parish registers for Elstow reveal these three early references to publicans in the village, their establishments not being known:
- Richard, son of Richard  Andrews, innkeeper, baptised: 5 Feb 1710;
- John Newold, innkeeper, buried 11 Sep 1724;
- Sarah, daughter of William & Elizabeth Hill, innholder, buried 11 May 1732

Cock Inn: Spitle Street, Elstow

Bedfordshire & Luton Archives & Records Service has just one document referring to this establishment, a deed to lead to the uses of a fine in which Henry Latham of Bedford and Ann, his wife and George Crumpe of Elstow and Mary, his wife sold the inn to Robert Thomas of Renhold. The inn was described as on the east side of Spitle Street and was sold together with one acre in the open fields and two messuages next to Pinfold Green.   

References:
- AD672: deed to the uses of a fine: 1665

Katherine Wheel Inn

Bedfordshire & Luton Archives & Records Service has just one document mentioning this premises - a conveyance of two houses forming part of the inn by henry Rotchell to Thomas Hillersdon in 1680

References:
- AD679: Feoffment of two houses forming part of Katherine Wheel:1680

Sugar Loaf

This establishment is known only from a reference in a schedule of deeds of various properties showing that it existed in 1820 

References:
- GK3/3: schedule of deeds of properties of Wells & Winch including Sugar Loaf: 1820

Zarsons Head

This inn is known from a stray reference in a court roll as being owned by Robert Wolmer in 1557; the name would clearly be rendered today as Saracen's Head

References:
- SA147 f.19