Ye Olde Fighting Cocks is a public house in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It is one of several pubs that lay claim to being the oldest in England, claiming to have been in business since 793 AD.[1][2] The pub was once recognized as the oldest in England by the Guinness World Records, but the record was withdrawn from consideration in 2000 because it was deemed impossible to verify.[2]
The building is described by Historic England as being of 16th-century appearance, but as the earliest date for which it can be proved to have been licensed is 1756, and even that date is not certain, its claim to this record is somewhat uncertain.[3] Others such as the Ye Olde Man & Scythe in Bolton, Greater Manchester, and Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham may have better claims. Even in St Albans, the White Hart and the Fleur de Lys (currently called 'The Snug') are believed to have been trading as inns in the late medieval period.[4]
^"Oldest Inn in Britain". Fat Badger's Guide to Quality Inns in Britain. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021.
^ abGuy, Jack (7 February 2022). "After more than 1,000 years, this English pub is closing its doors". CNN. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^Mein, Jonathan. "The Real History of the Fighting Cocks". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
^Kitton, FG. "The Old Inns of St Albans". Transactions of St Albans Architectural & Archaeological Society: 240 & 252. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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