The Fountains Abbey was opened in 1824 and quickly became a popular meeting place for locals.
The name of the pub comes from two different sources; ’Fountains’ from the nearby sites of springs and wells, which were essential sources of water to the local inhabitants; and ’Abbey’ which comes from Westminster Abbey, and which owned the manor of Paddington in Saxon times.
It was rebuilt in 1895 and later Sir Alexander Fleming was reputedly a regular customer at the pub.
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