Risby White Horse
- Newmarket Rd (Old A45 sliproad)
- IP28 6RD
- 01284 810686
- grid reference TL 790 659
- opened 18th cent
- hotel / restaurant
(details under review)
This 18th cent. coaching inn appears in various historical listings as being located in Great Saxham. This is because there was a small change to the boundary between Risby and Great Saxham.
A report in the Bury & Norwich Post** on Jul-30 in 1834 when a Mr Cook was the landlord of this pub, then located in Saxham Street states that:
Edward Baker ostler to Mr Cook had a watch, keys and seals stolen, the culprit was apprehended and sentenced to 12mths hard labour.
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Risby is St Edmundsbury
last updated 21/04/2013
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** historic newspaper information from Bob Mitchell)
(1861 census information from Malcolm Fairley)