Other Licensed Premises in Potton

General References

  - CLP13: Register of Alehouse Licenses: 1822-1828;
- HF143/1: Register of Alehouse Licences - Biggleswade Petty Sessional Division: 1872-1873;
- HF143/2: Register of Alehouse Licences - Biggleswade Petty Sessional Division: 1874-1877;
- HF143/3: Register of Alehouse Licences - Biggleswade Petty Sessional Division: 1878-1881;
- HF143/4: Register of Alehouse Licences - Biggleswade Petty Sessional Division: 1882-1890;
- HF143/5: Register of Alehouse Licences - Biggleswade Petty Sessional Division: 1891-1900;
- HF143/6: Register of Alehouse Licences - Biggleswade Petty Sessional Division: 1900-1914;
- PSBW8/1: Register of Alehouse Licences - Biggleswade Petty Sessional Division: 1903-1915;
- PSBW8/2: Register of Alehouse Licences - Biggleswade Petty Sessional Division: 1956-1972;
- PSBW8/3: Register of Alehouse Licences - Biggleswade and North Bedfordshire Petty Sessional Divisions: 1976-1980.

Bedfordshire & Luton Archives & Records Service hold very little information about the following inns, public houses and beerhouses, for which all sources and known licensees are given below:

Adam & Eve Public House: 1-2 Market Place, Potton

 References:
- X501/22: recital of assignment of property abutting public house to south: 1623;
- AD345/2/2: surrender by Elyanor Apthorp to Richard Livett: 1735;
- X501/9: conveyance of cottage immediately south of former Adam & Eve: 1849.

Sale catalogue entry for Axe & Compasses [WG2544]

Axe & Compasses Beerhouse: Gamlingay End, Potton

References:
- WG2544: sale catalogue of various properties including Axe & Compasses: 1866 

List of Licensees: note that this is not a complete list. Italics indicate licensees whose beginning and/or end dates are not known:
1866: David Brown

 Blue Ball Beerhouse: Mill Lane, Potton

References:
- AD345/2/15: surrender of Blue Ball by Thomas Thompson to Ephraim Wilson: 1765;
- X330/6:  John Keeling the younger admitted to Blue Ball and a cottage on death of his father: 1800.

List of Licensees: note that this is not a complete list. Italics indicate licensees whose beginning and/or end dates are not known:
before 1800: Ann Ibbett;
1800: Henry Webster

Crown Inn: Market Place, Potton

This inn seems to have been in the Market Place as in a letter written shortly afterwards the Rev.Whittingham (who himself is estimated as having lost £236/15/6 and was serving as curate to Rev.Affleck, the Rector) describes the effects of the Great Fire of 1783 "Much of the Market Place is burnt, with the two great inns…" and in the General Account of Losses in the Fire just two inns are mentioned, the George, which was certainly in the Market Place and the Crown. The licensee William Mean is estimated to have lost £369/13/10. Rev.Whittingham went on to say that only the west side of the Market place was untouched meaning the Crown must have been on one of the other sides. Henry Rugeley senior was the husband of Ann Rugeley whose tombstone is shown in the section headed "St.Mary's Churchyard".

 References:
- AD345/2/5: surrender by Benjamin and Elizabeth Smallwood, John and Mary Eldred and Henry and Anne Tilbrook to John Pedley: 1735;
- General Account of Losses in the Fire: 1783.

List of Licensees: note that this is not a complete list. Italics indicate licensees whose beginning and/or end dates are not known:
early C18: Henry Rugeley, senior;
early C18: Henry Rugeley, junior;
1735: Richard Livett;
1783: William Mean;
1785: John Smith

Eagle Beerhouse: Eagle Farm, Everton Road, Potton

This beerhouse of Ashwell [Hertfordshire] brewers E.K. & H.Fordham was valued in 1927 under the 1925 Rating Valuation Act - the licensee was less than helpful, the valuer noting "referred to Fordhams. Refused to give me trade". He was able to find that the building consisted of three bedrooms, a tap room, living room, parlour, scullery and cellar. The adjoining farm premises consisted of two loose boxes used as stores, a barn, stable and lean-to hovel as wel las 1.187 acres of land.

References:
- DV1/C26: rating valuation: 1927

List of Licensees: note that this is not a complete list. Italics indicate licensees whose beginning and/or end dates are not known:
1872-1898: Henry Taylor;
1898-1909: Mary Taylor;
1909-1914: Moses Warboys;
1927-1932: William Warboys
Beerhouse closed 1932

Fox & Crown Public House: Sun Street, Potton

References:
- ABP/W1789/10: will of Thomas Wagstaff of Potton, carpenter, devising Fox & Crown equally between his sons William and Jarman [Germain?] Wagstaff: 1789;
- ABP/W1791/6: will of William Wagstaff of Potton, carpenter, devising his half of Fox & Crown to his brother Thomas: 1791;
- P64/5/1-4: bill from inn: C19

List of Licensees: note that this is not a complete list. Italics indicate licensees whose beginning and/or end dates are not known:
1822-1824: John Parker;
1828-1881: Germain Wagstaff;
Public House closed 1881/2

George III Public House: Bull Street, Potton

List of Licensees: note that this is not a complete list. Italics indicate licensees whose beginning and/or end dates are not known:
1839: Thomas Tear;
1861: Edmund Dear

Kings Arms Inn: King Street, Potton 

References:
- X202/149: letter making an application for stands of arms etc. for Bedfordshire Volunteer Corps to be held at Kings Arms: 1804;
- WG88: probate of will of George Pedly devising Kings Head to his son John and Cock, Maidenhead, Kings Arms and White Lion to his son George: 1720;

List of Licensees: note that this is not a complete list. Italics indicate licensees whose beginning and/or end dates are not known:
1720: William Walsome;
1822: William Savage;
1828: William Taylor;

Kings Hussars Beerhouse: [earlier Pick & Shovel]: Westbury, Deepdale, Potton

References:
- X704/275: photograph of postcard: C20

List of Licensees: note that this is not a complete list. Italics indicate licensees whose beginning and/or end dates are not known:
1872: Henry Cooper;
1872-1880: Charles Barford;
1880-1882: William Henry Earl;
1882: Frederick Hurdle;
1882-1884: John Bearley;
1884-1888: George Power;
1888-1889: Edwin Arnold Robbins;
1889: Ernest Hills;
1889-1892: George William Barber;
1892-1893: Edwin Kempson Mole;
1893-1894: Henry Kinch;
1894-1895: William Huckle;
1895-1896: George Davis;
1896-1897: Thomas Morgan;
1897-1899: George Ward;
1899-1900: Thomas Knights;
1900-1901: Harry Samuel Harrison;
1901-1902: Charles Thomas Clemence;
1902: Walter Hatton;
1902-1906: James Dolman;
1906-1913: Arthur Jeffs;
1913-1914: Emma Jeffs
Beerhouse closed 1917

No Sign Beerhouse

List of Licensees: note that this is not a complete list. Italics indicate licensees whose beginning and/or end dates are not known:
1872-1876: John Munns
Beerhouse closed 1874/5

Rose Inn

  References:
- LS117: administration of goods of John Pedley of Potton, maltster granted to John Egan, reciting will of 1753 devising Rose Inn to trustees for sale: 1815

 Steamer Beerhouse

 References:
- HF147/3/655: police report of a drunken man outside the beerhouse: 1875

Swan Inn

References:
- ABCP380-381: accusation of adultery with a housekeeper made at the Swan: 1794;
- P64/5/1-4: bills from inn: C19;
- P64/1/17: affidavit of residence sworn by ostler: 1822

List of Licensees: note that this is not a complete list. Italics indicate licensees whose beginning and/or end dates are not known:
1822: Benjamin Endersby;
1828: John Tyler

Swan Inn

 References:
- HA1344/10-11: former Swan Inn conveyed by William Thurlbourne senior and junior and Edward Cox to Thomas Crout: 1800

Talbot Inn

References:
- W2089: Talbot inn as part of a settlement on the marriage of Roger Burgoyne and Constance Middleton: 1703;
- X439/45: mortgage from Sir Roger Burgoyne to William Kelynge of properties including Talbot: 1735;
- W2103-2107: transfer of mortgage from mortgagees Sir John Evelyn, Jones Raymond and John Garth to new mortgagees Orlando Bridgeman, Ann his wife and Diana, Countess of Mountrath (Sir Roger Burgoyne the mortgagor): 1747, redeemed 1752