The oldest English bar is at the Royal Oak Inn, in Winchester, believed to date from 14th century. The oldest licensed house—or so it claims—is the George, at Norton St. Philip, in Somerset! which dates from 1397. The Duke of Monmouth slept there the night before the Battle of Sedgmoor.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 67, 21 March 1938, Page 10
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