The Coach House Inn
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The Coach House Inn
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 24 Aug 2010
One of two pubs in the village and the oldest. The inn reputedly dates from the 1650s and was known as the Red Lion until at least the end of the 1980s though I'm not sure of the exact date of the name change. The inn grew in importance during the 18th century as the first main London-Brighton route, the current A281, was turnpiked resulting in its expansion. This was further enhanced by the making of a new road, the current A281, in 1825 which nicely located the inn next to the crossroads. The extensive stables are still there but have now been converted into an accommodation block attached to the inn for the use of visitors. Whilst the mode of transport may have changed its nice to see the old coaching inn still retains some of those functions an 18th century traveller may have recognised.
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Image Location
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50.990555
Longitude
-0.272197