The Rattlebone Inn

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The Rattlebone Inn from Church Street
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The sign of the inn, depicting Rattlebone

The Rattlebone Inn is a public house in Sherston, Wiltshire, England. It has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since December 1986. [1] The inn is named for Rattlebone, who fought for Edmund Ironside against King Cnut at the Battle of Sherston in 1016. [1] A major fire occurred at the pub in March 2014. [2] The pub is popular with members of the nearby Beaufort Hunt. [3]

The pub has three boules pitches, and hosts turnip tossing competitions. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Rattlebone Inn (1199124)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. "Sherston's Rattlebone Inn damaged in overnight blaze". BBC News . 18 March 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 Mills, Caroline (2011). Slow Cotswolds : Including Bath, Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 220. ISBN   978-1-84162-344-3. OCLC   701113424.

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