Address: Wham Lane, Whitestake
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| Courtesy of WhatPub |
The Farmer's Arms, as the name suggests was originally a working farm, the home of the Brown family and remained as such until the 1880s. Located on Wham Lane it was the only pub in Whitestake on the outskirts of Longton.
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| 1844 Map |
Listed landlords at the pub were John Brown (-1859), John Brown Jnr (1861-63), Elizabeth Brown (1863-71), Edward Brown (1881), William Ward (1891-1905) and Richard Bretherton (1911-24).
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| 1841 Census |
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| 1851 Census |
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| 1854 Mannex Directory |
LOT 5. All that PUBLIC-HOUSE, situate in Longton, known by the name of the " Farmers' Arms" together with the Brewhouse, Barn, Stables, Shippons, and other Outbuildings belonging thereto, as now occupied by Mr. John Brown.
14 June 1856 - Preston Chronicle - Preston, Lancashire, England
By 1856 John Brown was in his early 70s and clearly looking to sell the business and enjoy retirement but the subsequent record of his death in 1859 and his son John running the pub in 1861 confirm no sale had gone through in the intervening years.
Burial: 24 Dec 1859 St Mary, Penwortham, Lancashire, England
John Brown - Age: 78 yrs
Abode: Longton Parish of Farington
Buried by: Law. Preston Offg. Minr.
Register: Burials 1857 - 1900, Page 17, Entry 135
Source: LDS Film 1526059
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| 1861 Census |
Burial: 14 Oct 1863 St Mary, Penwortham, Lancashire, England
John Brown - Age: 36
Abode: Longton (parish of Farington)
Buried by: T. R. Finch Curate
Register: Burials 1857 - 1900, Page 37, Entry 296
Source: LDS Film 1526059
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| 1869 Slater's Directory |
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| 1871 Census |
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| 1881 Census |
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| 1891 Census |
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| 1901 Census |
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| 1905 Kelly's Directory |
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| 1909 Map |
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| 1911 Census |
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| 1924 Kelly's Directory |
ENTERTAINMENTS
WANTED Barmaid General, experience not necessary, for country hotel, near Preston—Apply by letter, Mrs. Bretherton, Farmers' Arms, Whitestake, near Preston.
11 February 1939 - Burnley Express - Burnley, Lancashire, England
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