106 UK Pubs Called ship
The Ship TavernAnstruther
The ShipBarry
The Ship InnBridlington (Sewerby)
The Ship InnBristol (Alveston)
The Ship InnChichester (Itchenor)
The Old Ship InnDorchester
The Ship InnGillingham
The Ship InnHaverfordwest (Trefin)
The Ship InnHorncastle
The ShipLeigh on Sea
The ShipLondon SE (Kennington)
The ShipLondon SE (Borough)
The ShipLondon SE (Rotherhithe)
The Old Ship W6London W (Hammersmith)
The Ship InnMusselburgh
The Ship InnSaltburn by the Sea
The Old Ship InnSleaford (Pointon)
The ShipSpalding (Surfleet Seas End)
The ShipWhitley Bay (Monkseaton)
The Ship InnWinchelsea (Winchelsea Beach)
The ShipWinchesterBarrow In Furness (Roose)
Bedford
Berwick upon Tweed
Bristol
Bristol (Portishead)
Cambridge
Chatteris
Chelmsford (West Hanningfield)
Chelmsford
Christchurch
Cockermouth (Dovenby)
Colchester (Tiptree)
Croydon
Cupar
Dartford
Dartford (Hextable)
Doncaster (Bawtry)
Ely (Soham)
Erith
Exeter (Cockwood)
Exmouth
Farnborough
Faversham
Flint
Gateshead (Springwell)
Goole (West Cowick)
Gosport (Lee on the Solent)
Grays (West Thurrock)
Hartlepool
Huddersfield
Irlam
Kirkby-in-Furness
Kirkcaldy (Kinghorn)
Leeds
Llandysul
Lochgelly
London E
London E
London E
London EC
London SE
London SW
London SW (Wandsworth)
London W (Soho)
Lowestoft
Maldon (Heybridge Basin)
N17
Newcastle upon Tyne (Benton)
Newhaven
North Berwick
Norwich (Reedham)
Ormskirk (Lathom)
Paignton
Plymouth
Pontypridd (Llantwit Fardre)
Richmond
Romford
Rye (The Strand)
Saltburn-By-The-Sea
Scarborough
Seaton
Skegness (Ingoldmells)
South Ockendon (Aveley)
South Shields
South Shields
Southampton (Swanwick)
Southport
Stockton on Tees (Redmarshall)
Stoke on Trent (Tean)
Strood
Swanage
Tilbury (East Tilbury)
Trefriw
Wakefield (Horbury)
Wallsend
Wareham (Wool)
Westerham (Tatsfield)
Weston super Mare
Weymouth
Whitby
Wilmslow (Styal)
Wokingham
Yarm (Low Worsall)
York (Strensall)
Origins of "ship" as a Pub Name
Many pubs are named after specific ships and ocean-going vessels, predominantly in maritime areas such as naval and port towns. However there is little information about the origins of the generic "Ship" moniker. A quick look at a map plotting the positions of all pubs called "Ship" shows the vast majority around the coast. Those that are found in rural areas probably derive from 'shippon' which is a cattle or manure shed.
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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