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The Lion was situated on Barford Road. This pub was built as a farm cottage in the early 15th century. It was a Beer House from 1828 but fully licenced by 1838 and remained so until 1908. There were only three landlords in the 80 years thatr the premises were in operation. George Mayes was the first tenant and he was followed by his son John. George Peet took over in 1885 and was still there when it closed. An application to re licence the Lion was submitted to the Bedford Licensing Justices in March 1908 when a new Landlord Mr. C. Wells was to take over from George Peet, then 76 years of age and who had been the landlord for 28 years. This Application was refused as the Justices, supported by the Quarter Sessions later that month decided that six Public House in a village of 318 population was not necessary. [Two new Public Houses had recently been constructed and opened and The Lion being the oldest was considered the least commodious of them all.] The Lion closed soon after when compensation was paid to the owner.
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