The Duke of Cumberlands Head, Clifton, Oxon
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Smithbats
N 51° 58.954 W 001° 17.255
30U E 617599 N 5760483
An interestingly named pub in Clifton
Waymark Code: WME20H
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/23/2012
Views: 4
The pub is named after the Duke of Cumberland and it is he who features on the sign.
There has been a pub here since the 17th century, it is a grade II listed building.
The Duke of Cumberland's Head is a beautiful, thatched village pub in the heart of North Oxfordshire that has been serving real ale to thirsty locals for just under four hundred years.
The Duke of Cumberland, after whom it is named, was not Butcher Cumberland but Prince Rupert of Rhine, the nephew of Charles I who fought alongside him in the Civil War.
The area was a strong Royalist foothold and the pub was named in support of a local hero. Today, many of the pub's original features survive, and it is almost certain that groups of soldiers loyal to their king once drew up battle plans around the pub's large inglenook fireplace.
Date of first pub on site: 17th century at least
Name of Artist: Not listed
Date of current sign: Not listed
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