Pubs & Inns

The Three Fyshes - on the left as it is now, and on the right as it looked in a postcard from was a century ago. The pub bears the date 1624 - when beer was first served here.

Public houses and coaching inns provided much need refreshment to travellers and residents alike.  Turvey had a number of pubs and inns and this page will tell you more about them and their keepers.

Early Inkeepers

The following are noted in the Parish Registers as being inn keepers.

Robert Eyles - victualler, buried 6 Sep 1812, aged 65

John Sanders - poulterer and former victualler buried 12 May 1800

Martin Coles - victualler, buried 11 April 1786

Sarah Cunningham, widow buried 27 March 1771 'who kept the Tinker'

Robert Saunders - victualler, buried 27 April 1749

Hugh Gilloway - victualler, buried 9 Oct 1729

Richard Brice - victualler, buried 21 November 1706

John Walthrop - victualler, buried 30 September 1760

Sarah Cunningham kept the Tinkers Inn

until her death in 1771.

The Three Cranes, standing just to the left of the Church enterance.  The village butchers is to the left.  It is famous for its Sunday lunches.

Greene King, who own the Three Fyshes, are currently considering closing the pub down and convert it into housing.

For such a historic and popular part of the village to go would be very sad indeed.

For more detail

please visit:

Save the Fyshes!

The Laws Hotel

For many years people came from miles around to watch the famous outdoor boxing matches held here.

The Three Fyshes

The Fyshes is now owned by brewers, Greene King - see box on right with regards to the recent controversy over plans for the historic old pub.  It is a listed building and already the placing of metal shutters, breaking the glazing, has flouted the regulations.  This has bow been fixed.

The Fyshes was built in 1487 and is believed to have been owned by the Mordaunt family.

The Cranes is also owned by Greene King.

The Three Cranes

Built 1836- 1840.

For a great account of the building of Hotel, written by its builder as a diary, click here!

The Tinker of Turvey

For more on the Tinker's Inn sign and Old Nell, click here!

This ancient hostelry is now the Village stores (see pic on right).  For many years it was the famous 'Tinker of Turvey' Inn.  It was named after a travelling woman called Nell, who was pictured on the sigmn.  A local well is also named after her.