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The Belle and Lion

The Belle and Lion was the first public house to be built in Mile Town. Other inns and ale houses were built soon after. The Belle and Lion is listed in a local directory of 1824 and a more recent one published in 1938. Boots store now stands on the site of the inn, at 59 High Street.

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