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 The Anchor Inn at Oakerthorpe The Anchor Inn is a family run freehouse specialising in high quality food, good beer and fine wines. We are particularly proud of our range of traditional ales that has earned us a place in The Good Beer Guide 2006. We have a 20 cover fine dining restaurant plus a function room that can accommodate up to 100 people. The Inn is situated in the delightful village of Oakerthorpe in the heart of Derbyshire alongside the B6013 (see map for directions on how to find us). It is set in approximately 2 acres of land and has parking for 130 plus vehicles. To the rear of the Inn runs the remains of a Roman road (Ryknild Street) and at the front is a large anchor that was brought from Portsmouth via a local scrap dealer in about 1983. In 1742 the "Anchor Inn" was built by William Strelley (the local Squire) and was inherited by his fifth son in 1756 In 1742 the ‘Anchor Inn’ opened here for the first time. It remained part of the Strelley estate until 1908. It is thought that an anchor appears on one part of the Strelley coat of arms. The Strelley family had a house on the site of nearby ‘Holly Bank’ from 1655. The Anchor was very much part of the Strelley estate where rents were collected, meetings held and miners discussed the running of the nearby collieries. A little more about the history of The Anchor Inn. Although
The Anchor Inn was built during the coaching period it was very small and
was popular with the mining community and local farmers. The first innkeeper was William Lisset who remained here
until
1753.
In front of the Inn was a well, and to the left was Holly Bank and to the
right were some small cottages.
The Anchor Inn is proud of its local history, enjoy your
visit.
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