sign on the nearest main road has been missing for many years. The Salley Pussey's Inn at Royal Wootton Bassett is said to have been named after Sarah Purse, whose family owned The Wheatsheaf pub in the 19th century. In the 1970s the name was changed to the Salley Pussey's. See also List of pubs in Australia List of pubs in the United Kingdom References Sources Brewer, E. Cobham (1898) Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. London: Cassell and Co. Cox, Barrie (1994) English Inn and Tavern Names. Nottingham: Centre for English Name Studies, Dunkling, Leslie (1994) Pub Names of Britain, London: Orion (1994), Dunkling, Leslie & Wright, Gordon (2006) The Dictionary of Pub Names. Ware: Wordsworth Editions Myrddin ap Dafydd (1992) Welsh Pub Names. Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch (Translation of: Enwau tafarnau Cymru) Wright, Gordon & Curtis, Brian J. (1995) Inns and Pubs of Nottinghamshire: the stories behind the names. Nottingham: Nottinghamshire County Council Further reading [Anonymous] (1969) Inn Signs: their history and meaning. London: the Brewers' Society Douch, H. L. (1966) Old Cornish Inns and their place in the social history of the County. Truro: D. Bradford Barton Richardson, A. E. (1934) The Old Inns of England. London: B. T. Batsford External links The Inn Sign Society Collection of images of Pub Signs Brewery Arts, a short history of studio inn signs Pubs Names