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Plough & Furrow Inn, Plough Road, Smallfield RH6 9JN

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A refurbishment in 2006 included a name change from the Plough to the Plough & Furrow but in October 2017 it became the Plough at Smallfield. In 2023, it was again refurbished.

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Residents at this address

In 1901 Census at The Plough Inn, Burstow, Reigate, Surrey
Alfred George Ireland, Licenced Victualler aged 43 and born in Burstow Surrey
Ethel M Ireland, Daughter aged 20 and born in Burstow Surrey
Gertrude E Ireland, Daughter aged 18 and born in Burstow Surrey
Alice L Ireland, Daughter aged 13 and born in Burstow Surrey
Sarah Cramp, Mother, Retired grocer aged 80 and born in Reigate, Surrey
Elsie Wickins, House keeper (domestic) aged 34 and born in Rotherfield, Sussex
George Warren, Worker (domestic) aged 53 and born in Leigh, Surrey
Maurice Mullins, Boarder, Mechanical engineer aged 24 and born in Wiltshire

1911 census summary, Plough Inn, Smallfield, Horley, Ireland

In 1911 at Smallfield, Burstow
Alfred George Ireland, Licenced Victualler aged 53 and born in Burstow Surrey
Alice Levina Ireland, Daughter, Assisting in the business aged 23 and born in Burstow Surrey
Elsie Wickens, House keeper aged 44 and born in Rotherfield Sussex
Robert Underwood, Servant, Widower aged 52 and born in Ottershaw Surrey

1918, Alfred George Ireland, Plough, Smallfield, Burstow .. Directory

In 1921 at the Plough Inn, Smallfield, Burstow
Alfred George Ireland, Licenced Victualler aged 64 and born in Burstow Surrey
Sophia Vickers, Housekeeper aged 54 years 3 months and born in Rotherfield, Sussex
James Cobb, Servant, Gardener aged 61 years 3 months and born in Selbourne, Hampshire

1937, Plough, Alfred George Ireland, Smallfield, Horley

2018, Plough & Furrow Inn, Plough Road, Smallfield RH6 9JN

June 2023, A major £540,000 refurbishment of The Plough & Furrow at Smallfield, which has been closed for over three and a half years, is planned for 2023 by Heineken owned, Star Pubs & Bars


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