The Plough Public House, Langford
The Plough Pub, Jun 2024
The Plough Public House: Church Street, Langford
The Plough is located on Church Street and was first licenced in 1846. Maria Nelson sold the pub to Phipps in 1889. In 1894 William Whitby was landlord. It was sold again to Wells and Wynch in 1926. It is the one remaining pub in the village.
Licencees: note that this is not a complete list and that dates in italics are not necessarily beginning or end dates, merely the first/last date which can be confirmed from sources such as directories and deeds.
1876 - 1888 – Maria Nelson1891 - 1894 – William Whitby1901 – Arthur Harrison1910 – Ernest Woodcraft1928 – Christopher Potton1931 - 1940 – Thomas Chessum
List of sources at Bedfordshire Archives:
- X836/6/22: Conveyance including The Plough, 1834-1926
- GK291: Deeds of The Plough and The Red Cow Inn, 1840-1926
- HF20/220/10: Draft bill of sale for furniture assigned as security to Maria Nelson of the Plough Inn, 1883
- X836/10/7: Sales particulars for The Plough, 1889.
- HF20/346/8: Administration papers - William Whitby, Plough Inn, Langford, 1895
- Z1039/3/3: Deed and covenant for The Plough & The Red Cow Inn, 1928