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Famous old inn names and legends in London history
A tour of London inns reveals how their names arose from legends and old customs. The Rent Day recalls tenants paying dues to the manor lord with tea and refreshment. The Running Footman recalls liveried servants who ran before nobles to pay tolls. The Essex Serpent notes a Restoration era serpent near Hemham-on-the-Mount. The Baptist's Head ties to a youth sentenced to execution.
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Edgeware Road
Berkeley Square
Covent Garden
Hemham-on the-Mount