Pub Names In Britain (23 pics)

The 'Q' and the 'Old Thirteenth' are the shortest and longest pub names and are in the same town, Stalybridge (local to me). The Quiet Woman is a favourite of mine (Earl Sterndale) - always has a coal fire going and is more like a living room.
The Swan With Two Necks is a popular misnomer - it should be 'two nicks', a method of identifying swans according to the nicks in their beaks when they were all owned.
But I bore you..........

i was wondering what the stories behind these places were. i'm sure they have some interesting ones. thanks :D

Most of the old pub names have a history/reason why they are named as they are.
Unfortunately in the 90's the big pub chains started renaming some just to have an amusing or quirky name.
a local pub near me called the Star which dated back to 1606 had it's name changed for a few years, thankfully the new owners saw sense and returned it back to it's properl name.

a newish tavern by me named the brickyard (sounds kinda douchy, but the name fits) is right behind the outdoor storage area of a brick company. i love original names

Not one named ' The Office'?

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One of my local pubs is called ' The Rat '.

It's where all the rat catchers used to congregate back in the day apparently.