The Swan, Walton-on-Thames
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The Swan, Walton-on-Thames
Image: © Len Williams Taken: 11 Feb 2015
The Swan dates back to 1770 and was named after the ancient ceremony of Swan Upping which is performed on the Thames each July. The first written mention of The Swan occurs in 1770, when it appears on the Walter Leigh Manorial maps when it was then just a small alehouse. When visited by the composer Jerome Kern in 1910 he met and married the landlord's daughter. Refer to picture Image for signpost at the pub.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.389614
Longitude
-0.422208