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Sort file:- Milton Regis, February, 2026.

Page Updated:- Saturday, 07 February, 2026.
PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1869-

 Red Lion

Latest 1873+

 

Milton Regis

 

Only reference I have to this pub is from the a change of name in 1869. However, there is also a "Lion" in Milton Regis and this may be the same premises.

There is also a "Red Lion" in Sittingbourne which should not be mistaken for this one, as the licensees are different.

Further research sent to me by Paul Fosbraey, from "Relics of Ancient Milton, lecture by Canon Scott Robertson, December 6th 1877" suggests that "[High House or Post Office] Charles Seagar turned it into the Red Lion Inn, before 1702 but he or his son took down the sign before 1752." Perhaps this was a different one to the one I have found here in the late 1860s.

 

East Kent Gazette, Saturday 29th November 1869.

Beerhouse Transfers.

By the new Beer Act beersellers as well as publicans have to attend at these courts to have their licences transferred. Accordingly the licences of the following houses were transferred at the sitting.

The License of the "Red Lion" public house, Milton, was endorsed previous to its being transferred from David Burchett to John Clifton.

 

LICENSEE LIST

BURCHETT David to Nov/1869 East Kent Gazette

CLIFTON John Nov/1869-May/73 East Kent Gazette

MANNING Samuel May/1873+ East Kent Gazette

 

East Kent GazetteEast Kent Gazette

 

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