History
Actually, The Kings is not quite as old as it may first appear. It opened in the 1830s
when it was owned by miller John Godwin and his windmill which stood at the back
of the building must have dominated the local landscape.
It must have been a hive of activity, too, as the property was described in an 1862 lease as "The Kings Arms, together with Bakehouse, Flourhouse, Baconhouse, Brewhouse, Stables, Outbuildings and Garden."
A mortgage of £1000 was raised in 1867 and this was used to rebuild it, and a further 18 years passed before Arkell's bought it. Its facade has hardly altered since that time.
