32 UK Pubs Called Lion
Aylesbury (Waddesdon)
Belper
Bristol
Broseley
Castleford
Chelmsford (Boreham)
Colchester (Earls Colne)
Colchester (Honey Tye)
Coventry
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth (Thurne)
Harlech
Harlow (Eastwick)
Ipswich (Needham Market)
Irlam (Cadishead)
Kenilworth
London EC
London N (Hackney)
Milton Keynes (Wicken)
Newark (Farnsfield)
Newbury
Rugby (Harborough Magna)
Runcorn
Sandbach
Settle
Sudbury (Stoke By Clare)
Teddington
Telford
Whitehaven
Worcester (Clifton upon Teme)
Origins of "Lion" as a Pub Name
Pubs with animal names such as The Lion generally refer to hunting. When combined with colours, eg. The White Lion, this usually refers to heraldry. A white lion is on the livery badge of the Duke of Norfolk.
What's a Canonical Name?
To simplify searches, each pub on our database has a Canonical Name - usually a shortened version of its full name missing out any common prefixes and suffixes like "The Old", "Inn", "Tavern" and so on.
This means that "The Old Crown", "The Crown Inn" and "Ye Olde Crown Taverne" are known canonically as, simply, "Crown".
We've also dropped the "The", standarised with "and" instead of "&" and in some cases simplified pluralisation.
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