Sign reads: "Ye Bowmen and ye Archers good, Come in and drink with Robin Hood. If Robin to that fate has gone, Then take a glass with Little John" 1834 A.D.
In the middle of the 18th century it was called The White Swan and renamed The Lord Nelson after the Battle of Trafalgar (1805) It is in Luddenden Village opposite the church.
The Cross In Hepstonstall was built in 1617 on the site of an older hostelry. The Grade 2 listed building has also been known as the Union Cross. The facade on Town Gate is from the Victorian era.