Pub history

The Navigation Inn

This historic inn is located at the top end of Wharf Road, near the old village green. Before its closure, in 2018, this two-storey detached building survived several planning applications proposing its demolition. Its name indicates its origin in the canal era of the 18th and early 19th century, when numerous inns of this name were built. These were frequented by navigators who worked on the canals, such as the Worcester and Birmingham Canal further along Wharf Road.