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	Picture source: Hania Franek
The Quiet Woman was situated off the B5053. This pub is reputedly over 400 years old with the Heathcote family running it for 300 of them. Joseph Heathcote was certainly there as an innkeeper at the time of his death in 1811. The last Heathcote there was probably his great grandson Herbert Heathcote who was there until the 1920s. The last publican was Ken Mellor who sadly died in August 2020. The pub died with him.
We reported on the closure of this simple cottage pub following the death of landlord Ken Mellors back in February 2021. A substantial renovation has been taking place including rebuilding of the toilet block. The planning documents associated with this indicate that it is to reopen as a public house, which is good news. However, photographs of the building works seem to show that the interior has been completely stripped out. No doubt we will get a clearer picture in due course.
Camra Pub Heritage Bulletin 267, May 2025
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Date of photo: 2022	Picture source: Stewart Marsh