The actual name of many pubs had no local meaning, one of our watering holes actual name was" The Talbot", but was universally known as "Dirty Bets/Betts". Please dont ask why!!!! From my former employment with a large brewery I seem to remember that the only naming criteria was that it did not upset the local authority and that there was not a similarly named house near by. The old puns having died out we didn't get any new "Welcome Inn" or Dew Drop Inn"......... Incidentally before applying to licence a new public house we conducted a very comprehensive survey of every household within its potential catchment area to gauge any possible opposition - an interesting exercise; several vehement comments from residents with 200 or so yards and then a high approval rating from almost everyone else! The staff sent out to do this work had to complete a return from every house/property and go back several times if necessary to ensure that their forms were correct - but they did get a nice fee for the job, which back in the 1950's helped out nicely. Since then I have always had some sympathy with Census Enumerators.............. Cheers Peter Rogers.