The Falcon Inn, 18-20 Church Street – Littleborough, UK - Pictorial Pub Signs on Waymarking.com

I'm not a bird expert, but after studying Wikipedia I think it is probably the sub species, the Hobby. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby_(bird)

Falconry is often associated with royalty. The pub has a blue plaque from the Littleborough Civic Trust attached to the wall. It does not mention anything about how the pub got its name, nor whether it had any associations with royalty. It does however have the following historical information.

LITTLEBOROUGH CIVIC TRUST

FALCON INN
EARLY 19TH CENTURY

FROM 1657 THE INN AND FARM COVERED LAND
DOWN TO THE RIVER. THE BUILDING BECAME
COACHING INN IN THE EARLY NINETEENTH
CENTURY. AT THIS TIME THE MAIN
ACTIVITIES TOOK PLACE IN THE
SQUARE AT THE REAR WHERE THE
ANCIENT COW AND SHEEP FAIR
WAS HELD.

ROCHDALE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

It is a Grade II Listed building.

Date of first pub on site: 1657 Name of Artist: Not listed Date of current sign: Not listed

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