The following is a list (sorted by the name of the Pub) of Public House landlords and landladies in Towcester and the surrounding area. The 1877 information was obtained from the the Post Office Directory and that for 1898 was extracted from the Kelly's Directory of 1898.
Pub name | Location | 1877 Landlord / Landlady | 1898 Landlord / Landlady |
The Albion | Towcester | James Peasnell | William Reeve |
The Barley Mow | Paulespury | James Holton | Sarah Harris |
The Bear Inn | Towcester | Richard Crow | Harry Chapman |
The Boat Inn | Stoke Bruerne | - | Mrs A Woodward |
The Boot | Eastcote | William Baseley | William Baseley |
The Bricklayers Arms | Pury End | William Cooper | Mrs Henry Howard |
The Bull | Brackley Road, Towcester | - | Mrs J.S.Batchelor |
The Bull | Park Street, Towcester | Harriott Mayo | - |
The Bull | Wappenham | Henry Stanton | Henry Stanton |
The Butchers Arms | Greens Norton | John Leeson | John Pargiter |
The Chequers | Wappenham | Alfred Davies | - |
The Coffee Pot | Yardley Gobion | J. Gregory | William Smith |
The Compasses | Silverstone | Richard Linnell | Mrs Caroline Rush |
The Crown | Lois Weedon | Richard Gulliver | Amos G Leadbetter |
The Crown | High Street, Towcester | John May | John E Webb |
The Dolphin | High Street, Towcester | Elizabeth Martin | John Rigby |
The Folly House | Towcester | George Powell | George Peasnell |
The Fox & Hounds | Whittlebury | John Tucker | Mrs E Rawdon |
The George | Maidford | John Chambers | John Chambers |
The George & Dragon | Fosters Booth | Joseph Rush | G Redley |
The Greyhound | Blakesley | Joseph Bull | Arthur Jones |
The Hesketh Arms | Railway Station, Towcester | W.H.Wooding | Samuel D Roddis |
The Horseshoe | Shutlanger | Francis Sturdges | John Denny |
The Horseshoe | Wappenham | John Green | George Stanton |
The Nelsons Arms | High Street, Towcester | William Abbott | George B Rolfe |
The New Inn | Abthorpe | William Evans | - |
The Old Crown | Ashton | Henry Wilding | George Shakeshaft |
The Peacock | High Street, Towcester | Bennett Sharp | - |
The Plough | Alderton | Humphrey Bliss | Joel Foster |
The Plough | High Street, Towcester | Edward Meads | Herbert Johnson |
The Plough | Shutlanger | John Battams | George Bignell |
The Plough Inn | Paulespury | James Rush | James Rush |
The Pomfret Arms | High Street, Towcester | John Tunnard | - |
The Red Lion | Fosters Booth | - | George F Hefford |
The Red Lion | Blakesley | Thomas Chapman | Richard Martin |
The Red Lion | Greens Norton | David Matthews | George A King |
The Rose | Ascot | Langton Watson | Thomas Liddington |
The Royal Oak | Slapton | Thomas S Hinds | Charles Brown |
The Royal Oak | Blakesley | - | Chas E Wilson |
The Stocking Frame | Abthorpe | James Hinson | Alfred Shepherd |
The Swan | High Street, Towcester | Caroline Labrum | William Upchurch |
The Talbot Inn | High Street, Towcester | Joseph Higham | Charles Sanders |
The White Horse | Silverstone | Martha Liddington | Robert Williams |
The Wheatsheaf | High Street, Towcester | Sarah Burchell | James Peasnell |
The Wheatsheaf | Adstone | William Boot | William Boot |
The White Hart | Park Street, Towcester | Mrs Henry Webb | Charles Willis |
Research by Barrie Denny.
28th September 2003
Sources- The Post Office Directory of Northamptonshire, 1877. Edited by E.R.Kelly.
- Kelly's Directory of Northamptonshire, 1898.