18 UK Pubs Called Eight Bells
Abingdon (Eaton)
Alton
Aylesbury (Long Crendon)
Bures
Canterbury
Cranbrook
Dover
Epsom (Ewell)
Hatfield
Haywards Heath (Bolney)
Ipswich (Hadleigh)
Manchester (Failsworth)
Newport (Carisbrooke)
Polegate (Jevington)
Saffron Walden
St Neots (Abbotsley)
Origins of "Eight Bells" as a Pub Name
There are several common pub names associated with churches - and many village pubs are in fact adjacent to, or close to the local church. The Eight Bells is one such example.
What's a Canonical Name?
To simplify searches, each pub on our database has a Canonical Name - usually a shortened version of its full name missing out any common prefixes and suffixes like "The Old", "Inn", "Tavern" and so on.
This means that "The Old Crown", "The Crown Inn" and "Ye Olde Crown Taverne" are known canonically as, simply, "Crown".
We've also dropped the "The", standarised with "and" instead of "&" and in some cases simplified pluralisation.
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