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Fornham All Saints Three Kings
listed building grade II
CAMRA West Suffolk & Borders branch.
last updated Jun 5th, 2020.
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Fornham All Saints Three Kings
Currently closed - may reopen?
last owner/operator: Greene King
Hengrave Rd, IP28 6LA
grid reference TL 835 673
Large, comfortable and friendly 17th century 4* coaching inn which caters for travellers with en-suite accommodation and also offers good quality food. Various themed food evenings and quiz nights. The pub's name refers to a legend that Kingsbury Hill (in Fornham St Genevieve) marks the grave of three kings.
The building dates from the early to mid 17th century.
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
Gallery
Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Woolpack 1.04 miles
Greengage 1.15 miles
Tollgate 1.29 miles
Station 1.77 miles
Beerhouse 1.82 miles
Bushel 1.96 milesHistorical interest
Ruffell was charged with selling beer before 12.30 on a Sunday morning. He said that he saw nothing wrong in it, the Bench asked had he not read his license. He replied he was no scholar and the Bench retorted he should not take a public house unless he was a scholar. Fined 10s with 8s costs.Bury & Norwich Post, August 14th 1860** (when John Ruffell was the landlord)
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
Old OS map reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
