The Three Horseshoes
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The Three Horseshoes
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 22 May 2008
One of two pubs in Knockholt Pound, the records of landlords here date back to 1869. With thanks to John Trimmer for the following additional information: "This pub is on a Drover's route and would have been frequented by the Welsh Drovers in the 16th and 17th centuries, when moving their cattle down to London from Kent. The Three Horseshoes is the heraldic sign of the Worshipful Company of Farriers, suggesting a nearby forge. The pound would have been used to corral the cattle at night. The Bull at Pratts Bottom (Spratts Bottom on the 1810 map), would also have been a stop-over point." For a photo of the Bull at Pratts Bottom (presumably the Bulls Head), see Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.315675
Longitude
0.124142