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The White Lion was situated at 1 Hurst Green and is now in residential use.

From The Ipswich Journal July 25th, 1748

This is to give Notice, that on Monday the 25th of this Instant July, at Brightlingsea, there are Eleven Hats of 10s 6d Value each, to be played for at Cricket, by any two Eleven Men whose Names shall be enter’d before One o’Clock on the said Day at the house of John Raymont, the sign of the White Lion in Brightlingsea aforesaid. The Wickets to be pitch’d, and begin Play, at Two o’Clock exactly. N.B. There will be a Twelve-penny and a Six-penny Ordinary ready at One o’Clock.

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