Archaeologist names George Inn in Somerset as England's oldest pub
Historic England archaeologist Dr James Wright says none of the more than two dozen pubs claiming to be England's oldest are accurate. Using tree-ring dating, he named the George Inn in Norton St Philip, Somerset, in use as an inn since around 1430-1432, as England's oldest.
Historic England archaeologist Dr James Wright says none of the more than two dozen pubs claiming to be England's oldest are accurate. Using tree-ring dating, he named the George Inn in Norton St Philip, Somerset, in use as an inn since around 1430-1432, as England's oldest.
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