GETTING TO KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL SHEPHERD
The Royal Shepherd is the only pub in the country to have the name.
The pub is thought to have been named after George III at the beginning of the 19th century.
He was nicknamed Farmer George after creating model farms at Windsor, and The Royal Shepherd is thought to have been named in his honour in keeping with Skipton's agricultural and sheep farming connections.
a "charter" outlining its royal connections that used to hang on the wall but went missing when the pub was closed for several months in 2011.
THE HAUNTING OF THE ROYAL SHEPHERD INN!
The Royal Shepherd Inn, which has been haunted since 1782 by the ghost of John Southworth who was murdered there. As well as Molly Barker and her faithful dog, Tag, who still haunts the Canal path to this day
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