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