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William Stubbs, The Wheatsheaf, Knaresborough, and The Mitre Hotel, Knaresborough blue plaque

Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

William Stubbs, The Wheatsheaf, Knaresborough, and The Mitre Hotel, Knaresborough blue plaque

The Mitre Hotel sits on the site of a former public house (The Wheatsheaf) which was rebuilt around 1923. The name is an acknowledgement to the high churchman Bishop William Stubbs (1825-1901) distinguished theologian, ecclesiastical historian and Bishop of Oxford, born in this town.

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