The Saracen's Head - Shirley, Derbyshire
Posted by: SMacB
N 52° 58.274 W 001° 40.553
30U E 588919 N 5869890
Pub sign on The Saracen's Head on Church Lane, Shirley.
Waymark Code: WM14YFN
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/12/2021
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The Saracen's Head, Shirley, is said to date back to 1791 and is largely unaltered in layout. The name commemorates the service of the local landowners, the Shirley family, in The Crusades.
The sign has a dark background with two crossed scimitar swords (
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