Linton’s Public Houses
By the 17th Century Linton had several inns and alehouses.
In 1682 eight alehouses were licensed and in 1686 there were
beds for twenty nine people and stabling for fifty six horses.
The older inns included the Griffin, recorded from 1575, to
which the manor courts adjourned in the 1670’s.
Public houses were not only licensed premises during these
years, but also meeting places for the Justices and Trustees
of the Turnpike. Inquests were also regularly held at these
establishments. At the turn of the 19th Century, the Dog
& Duck was one of thirteen recorded public houses in
Linton, which are reduced to three at the present time.
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