Thanks to an extremely kind PG list member, it now seems %99.9 sure that Rupet Place and Red Lion Yard are one and the same, just renamed. In the 1851 census there were the same number of households between East Street and the Red Lion Hotel as there were in 1861, the only difference being the name, Rupet Place in 1851 and Red Lion Yard in 1861. Even some of the households appear to have had the same occupants. If this is the case, and it surely looks like it, then it would appear that the name change took place between the 1851 census and the time my wife's 3 x grt grandmother, Sarah Childs, died in 1853. Thanks to everyone who took the time and interest in this subject, it's very much appreciated. If I wasn't 150 miles away, I think I'd pop in to the Red Lion Hotel and have a pint of ale! Apparently the Red Lion Hotel used to be a Coaching Inn, is now a listed building, and still looks rather impressive. Regards to all, Jon