Fox & Hounds, Ingelstone Common, nr Hawkesbury GL9 1BX
In 1891 the petty sessional divisional records list the beerhouse without having a name. The Fox & Hounds was located on the north side of the minor road that runs between Wickwar and Hawkesbury. The building is now a private house with modern extensions called Tally Ho with nothing to indicate that it was ever […]
New Inn, Hawkesbury Upton
The New Inn is recorded as being licensed in 1844 but it may have been trading as early as 1836. It had become a private residence by 1853. No other details at present.
Fox Inn, High Street, Hawkesbury Upton GL9 1AU
The front elevation of the pub has changed little in 400 years but the pub has been constantly enlarged and altered over the years and now includes a 100 seat restaurant. At the time of writing (March 2024) the Fox Inn is up for sale with doubts over its future as a licensed premises. The […]
Blue Boy Inn, High Street, Hawkesbury Upton GL9 1AU
The Blue Boy was a Nailsworth Brewery tied house. The pub was a stones throw away from the Beaufort Arms. It is now a private residence called Malt House Cottage. The property is Grade II listed and is believed to date back to the 18th century. Mark Steeds, landlord of the Beaufort Arms, told me […]
Duke of Beaufort Hotel / Beaufort Arms, High Street, Hawkesbury Upton
Now known as the Beaufort it is still trading and is a vibrant village pub. The present landlord, Mark Steeds, is enthusiastic about the heritage of the old breweries of Gloucestershire and beyond and has some interesting items of pub and brewery memorabilia displayed in the pub. The pub’s sign depicts the nearby Somerset Monument, […]
Barley Mow, France Lane, Britton Bottom, Hawkesbury Upton GL9 1AN
Britton Bottom is a small hamlet on the unclassified road from Dunkirk on the A46 to Hawkesbury Upton. There is a property called Barley Mow in the hamlet. The Barley Mow stayed in use until around 1960. The Pincott family were living there at one time. Around 1964 John Hutton bought it and completely renovated […]
White Horse, Back Street, Hawkesbury Upton
Licensing Details: Owner in 1891: Arnold Perrett & Co. Ltd., Wickwar Brewery Rateable value in 1891: £22.10s.0d. (included some land) Type of licence in 1891: Beerhouse Owner in 1903: Arnold Perrett & Co. Ltd., Wickwar Brewery Rateable value in 1903: £13.10s.0d. Type of licence in 1903: Beerhouse Closing time in 1903: 10pm Landlords at the […]
Plough Inn, Hawkesbury
The settlements of Hawkesbury (alias Stoke Hawkesbury) and Hawkesbury Upton probably date from Saxon times. The two villages straddle the Cotswold Escarpment. Hawkesbury is in the vale and Hawkesbury Upton, as the name implies, is about 200 feet higher on the Cotswolds Hill plateau. The village of Hawkesbury has St Marys parish church but is […]
Off licence with no name / Three Compasses, Oldbury on the Hill, Didmarton
Caution: This information requires checking. It may not be correct. Can anyone help? This page requires updating. Listed with no name in the 1891 / 1903 petty sessional divisional records. There is a reference in 1856 to the Three Compasses at Oldbury on the Hill. George Woolnough, who had been publican at the New Inn […]
Kings Arms Inn, The Street, Didmarton GL9 1DT
The Kings Arms was built in 1652 as a coaching inn. In 1745 it was leased out from the Beaufort estate for a period of one thousand years at 6d. per annum. A reference in 1856 gives the location as Oldbury on the Hill. The Kings Arms was sold at auction at the Beaufort Arms […]
