Forty Green, Penn

Coordinates: 51°36′58″N 0°39′50″W / 51.616°N 0.664°W / 51.616; -0.664
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The Royal Standard of England pub

Forty Green is a hamlet in the parish of Penn in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Chiltern Hills near Beaconsfield and Knotty Green.

The Royal Standard of England[edit]

The Royal Standard of England is a pub in Forty Green. It is reputedly the Oldest Freehouse in England, dating as far back as 1100.[1] Known as The Ship from 1213 to 1663, it adopted its current name when the restored monarch Charles II allowed the name change as a reward for offering the supporters of his father, Charles I, a safe haven during the English Civil War; hence the name of one of the rooms within the establishment, the Lower King Charles room. Charles II is thought to have stayed at the inn with a mistress.[2] A popular filming location, TV Afterlife 3 by Ricky Gervais and it has appeared in several films such as Hot Fuzz and The Theory of Everything.[3][4] UK's best-selling author of the 1990s, Terry Pratchett, grew up in Forty Green[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Royal Standard of England". www.rsoe.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ^ "The Royal Standard of England, Beaconsfield – Mysterious Britain & Ireland". Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Filming Locations for Hot Fuzz (2007)". The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Filming Locations for The Theory Of Everything (2014), in Cambridge, Buckinghamshire and London". The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  5. ^ Wilkins, Rob (2022). Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes*. London: Penguin Random House UK. ISBN 978-0-8575-2664-9.

51°36′58″N 0°39′50″W / 51.616°N 0.664°W / 51.616; -0.664