Five Mile House, Duntisbourne Abbots

The Five Mile House is a former public house on Old Gloucester Road, Duntisbourne Abbots, Gloucestershire, England. It was built in the 17th century and is grade II listed.[1]

"Five Mile House" redirects here. For the former station, see Five Mile House railway station.

The Five Mile House. Duntisbourne Abbots Address: Old Gloucester Road. Postcode: GL7 7JR

The pub was on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.[2]

The inn is on the old Roman road of Ermin Street. Documents found from 1891 and 1903 referred to the pub as the Old Inn.

The Five Mile House was owned and operated by the Ruck family from the 1930s until Ivy Ruck's death in 1995.[3] The pub had bare wood floors, open fires and wooden seating, with a small bar leading through to the tap room.

The pub was bought and refurbished by the Carrier family, and reopened in 1997. It closed in 2015, after the re-routing of the A419 had diverted much of the passing custom away. The building was converted into a private residence.

Documented history

Owner in 1891: Mrs Marianne Sutton (free from brewery tie)

Rateable Value in 1891: £14.10s.0d.

Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse

Owner in 1903: Mrs E.M. Cumberland (free from brewery tie)

Rateable Value in 1903: £14.10s.0d.

Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse

Closing time in 1903: 10pm

Landlords:

  • 1856 Mrs A. Andrews
  • 1861 George Telling (listed as the Old Inn in 1861 census. George had left the pub by 1867)
  • 1891 1906 Jesse Short
  • 1913 Thomas Ratcliffe
  • 1927 Albert Bennett
  • 1939 Frederick William Ruck (died 1959 aged 61), Ivy Ruck (daughter, died in 1995 aged 70)
  • 1997 2010 Jo Carrier

References
  1. Historic England, "Five Mile House, Duntisbourne Abbots (1171545)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 August 2014
  2. Brandwood, Geoff (2013). Britain's best real heritage pubs. St. Albans: CAMRA. p. 43. ISBN 9781852493042.
  3. Sandles, Geoff (15 September 2012). South Cotswold Pubs Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-3097-7.


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