ULVERSTON PUBS, INNS AND HOTELS FROM 1832

 A (Very Brief)History of the Pubs ,Inns and Hotels of
Ulverston as listed on the 1832 Map.
In 1752 George Fox ,the founder of the Quakers , who was living at Swarthmoor Hall was reported as saying he didn't like Ulverston as the people were "liars, drunkards, whoremongers and thieves and fol-low filthy pleasures."

This set me thinking! What was the population and how many pubs were there?

In 1801 when figures are first available the population was 4962. By 1831 the population had grown to 7250 and because of the John Wood map of Ulverston produced in 1832 for Colonel T.R.G.Braddyll (1800- 1874) we can see listed 20 pubs, inns and hotels!

That’s 1 drinking establishment for 365 (approx) people. If you take age into account the figure is probably about 1 pub per 200.
It doesn’t seem like a lot to me!

However, in 1752 it would be a fair assumption that the ratio was (probably) lower as the opening of the Canal in 1796 transformed Ulverston into a town with a port.

Of the 19 drinking establishments listed 10 still exist in the same place with the (nearly) same name which is quite some feat , additionally The Swan which still exists appears on the map but is not listed. What happened to the other 10?