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The most common pub name in Britain is 'The Red Lion,' with over 600 establishments bearing this name, originally popularized when James I ordered all public buildings to display the Scottish red lion in 1603.
Pub names became predominantly pictorial in medieval times because most customers couldn't read, making illustrated signs essential for identification—a practice dating back to Roman taverns that hung vine leaves outside.
Names like 'The Salutation' and 'The Angel' originated from the 12th-15th centuries when alehouses were often run by monasteries, with approximately 30% of medieval pub names having religious connections.
Around 25% of traditional pub names derive from heraldic symbols and coats of arms, as tavern owners would display the local lord's emblem to show allegiance and gain protection.
The Swan is the second most popular pub name in England with over 550 locations, originally marking establishments owned by the Worshipful Company of Vintners, one of London's ancient livery companies founded in 1363.
The Victorian railway boom created an entirely new category of pub names, with over 200 pubs named 'The Railway' or 'Railway Arms' established between 1830-1900 near newly built stations.
The name 'The Coach and Horses' appears on more than 280 British pubs, originating from the 17th-18th centuries when these establishments served as coaching inns along major travel routes, offering fresh horses every 10-15 miles.
Britain's shortest pub name is simply 'Q' in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, while the longest verified name was the 55-character 'The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn' in Stalybridge (now shortened).
Major military victories spawned waves of patriotic pub names, with over 70 pubs named 'The Trafalgar' appearing after Nelson's 1805 victory, and similar surges following Waterloo in 1815.
Approximately 15% of pub names reference farming, crops, or livestock like 'The Plough,' 'The Barley Mow,' and 'The Wheatsheaf,' reflecting Britain's agricultural economy from the medieval period through the 18th century.
Colors in pub names often indicate ownership or purpose: 'White' frequently denoted royal connections, 'Red' suggested military patronage, and 'Green' typically marked rural or hunting associations, with over 1,000 pubs using color descriptors.
The tradition of punning pub names dates to at least the 1600s, with examples like 'The Goat and Compasses' (corrupted from 'God Encompasses Us') and 'The Bag o' Nails' (from 'Bacchanals'), though many modern 'historical' pun explanations are actually Victorian inventions.
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