There have been a large number of pubs in Ipswich. The term covers a number of different sorts of public houses, including coaching inns, beerhouses, tavernshotels and alehouses.[1]: 3 However, many of the distinctions which existed between these words have sometimes been lost as the terms became blurred.
Prevalence of pubs in Ipswich
In 1689 a survey listed 25 inns and taverns in the parishes of Ipswich.[1]: 5 In 1807 the number of taverns and beerhouses peaked at 313, which included off license establishments.[2] By 1893 there were 308 establishments, which fell to 277 shortly before the first world war.[1]: 5
References
^ abcKindred, David (2012). Ipswich: Lost Inns, Taverns and Public Houses. Ipswich: Old Pond Publishing Ltd. ISBN978-1908397331.
^"Ipswich". suffolk.camra.org.uk. The Suffolk Pubs Guide. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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