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Title: Robin Hood Inn
Post by: mg on Friday 18 August 23 18:03 BST (UK)
Hello All,

I have discovered that an ancestor was running a pub called The Robin Hood Inn at Hepston, Yorkshire on the 1939 register. I have looked at maps around the area and found two pubs of that name, but they are both further out of where I think Hepston is/was. The ones I see are in Hebden, is this the same place due to the boundary being extended? I'm a little confused and would appreciate any help in locating the Robin Hood Inn that was in Hepston. Any info welcome, thank you,

Mary
Title: Re: Robin Hood Inn
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 18 August 23 18:06 BST (UK)
Can’t find anywhere called Hepston - only Heptonstall

Who is the ancestor you have found
Title: Re: Robin Hood Inn
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 18 August 23 18:08 BST (UK)
Can you post a link to the relevant page of the 1939 register please?
Title: Re: Robin Hood Inn
Post by: rosie99 on Friday 18 August 23 18:16 BST (UK)
I think it is Hebden Bridge - Hepton is the RD mentioned on the transcript
Title: Re: Robin Hood Inn
Post by: mg on Friday 18 August 23 18:48 BST (UK)
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/76331366/person/42340636273/hints
Title: Re: Robin Hood Inn
Post by: mg on Friday 18 August 23 18:48 BST (UK)
Valentine Simpson
Title: Re: Robin Hood Inn
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 18 August 23 18:59 BST (UK)
So Hepton - not Hepston?

Seems to be 26 Keighley Rd looking at the other entries
Title: Re: Robin Hood Inn
Post by: hanes teulu on Friday 18 August 23 19:13 BST (UK)
Quote from: ShaunJ on Friday 18 August 23 18:08 BST (UK)
Can you post a link to the relevant page of the 1939 register please?

I popped "Hepton" on the Borough/District field and "Robin Hood" in Optional Keywords which delivered Valentine Simpson, Keighley Rd
Title: Re: Robin Hood Inn
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 18 August 23 19:21 BST (UK)
It's still there, in Keighley Road, Pecket Well, Hebden Bridge

https://robinhoodinnhebden.co.uk/
Title: Re: Robin Hood Inn
Post by: hanes teulu on Friday 18 August 23 19:51 BST (UK)
The licence for the Robin Hood Inn, Pecket Well was permanently transferred to Valentine George Simpson March 1933 (Todmorden Advertiser and Hebden Bridge Newsletter).

Title: Re: Robin Hood Inn
Post by: mg on Saturday 19 August 23 08:39 BST (UK)
Wow! Thank you so much you lovely people, I'm very grateful for all of that info, another mystery solved!  :)

Thanks again

Mary
Title: Re: Robin Hood Inn
Post by: dobfarm on Tuesday 22 August 23 00:32 BST (UK)
 Heptonstall is partly right but was a 1/4 of Hepton along with Blackshaw Erringden
and Wadsworth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepton_Rural_District


I think the s in Hepton was local slang of Hepton - Like some people say Prostrate for Prostate