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  2. Tavern - Wikipedia

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    The legacy of taverns and inns is now only found in the pub names, e.g. Fitzroy Tavern, Silver Cross Tavern, Spaniards Inn, etc. The word also survives in songs such as "There is a Tavern in the Town". [4] The range and quality of pubs varies wildly throughout the UK as does the range of beers, wines, spirits and foods available.

  3. List of fictional bars and pubs - Wikipedia

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    Broken Keel Tavern – World of Warcraft; The Broken Stool – The Cleveland Show; The Bronze – Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) Broome's (Coast City) – Arrow, episode "Legacies" The Buck's Head Inn – Far from the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy; The Bull – The Archers, BBC radio series; The Bull – Beast; Bull and Butcher – The Day of ...

  4. Pub names - Wikipedia

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    Barrack Tavern, Woolwich Common: near the army barracks. [195] Bridge Inn (often preceded by the name of a bridge) - located near a river or canal bridge: historically these were good places to establish a pub due to passing traffic on both the road and the water. Bridge and Bridge Inn were both to be found in Wisbech, Isle of Ely (now closed). [3]

  5. Lists of cities - Wikipedia

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    List of cities surrounded by another city; List of cities by GDP; List of cities by elevation; List of cities by time of continuous habitation; List of cities proper by population; List of cities with the most skyscrapers; List of cities with more than one commercial airport; List of city name changes; List of largest cities throughout history

  6. Stonewall Inn - Wikipedia

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    The Stonewall Inn (also known as Stonewall) is a gay bar and recreational tavern at 53 Christopher Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.It was the site of the 1969 Stonewall riots, which led to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights in the United States.

  7. Taverns in North America - Wikipedia

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    The Vera Cruz Tavern in Vera Cruz, Pennsylvania. Taverns in North America date back to colonial America.Colonial Americans drank a variety of distilled spirits. As the supply of distilled spirits, especially rum, increased, and their price dropped, they became the drink of choice throughout the colonies. [1]

  8. List of real London pubs in literature - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of real-life London pubs that are depicted in works of fiction. Pubs play a prominent role in British culture, with their portrayal in literature dating back at least as far as the time of Chaucer, and London's rich history of being used as a setting for literary works means this has continued into the 21st century.

  9. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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    Another town name in Missouri with the word "knob" in it. "Knob" doesn't have the same meaning in the US as it does in the UK, but it's stil a weird name nonetheless. Knock: A village in Ireland. The name is an anglicised form of the Irish Gaelic word "Cnoc" ("Hill".) Knockemstiff