The beehive is a common symbol used on many family coats of arms, and is also used as a masonic symbol. It was common to name pubs after local aristrocratic families and my guess is that the family owning much land in the area has a beehive in its family crest.
There are around 7,000 pubs in Greater London. As at end of 2010, about 6 pubs (net of new ones opening) were closing a week.
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For the Facebook question, there are 7000 pubs in London.There are also published numbers much lower than that, since one could be talking about only the City of London, the larger urban area commonly called London, or even Greater London (see the Wikipedia links below).
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Stonegate Pubs has 540 pubs and bars located throughout the United Kingdom, featuring many different formats and atmospheres. Just a few of the locations are: the Albert Hotel in Liverpool; Avondale House in Southampton; Bar 128 in London; and Brasserie Roque Wine Bar in London.
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He goes to a lot of pubs in London (:
The best pubs in London are The Mayflower, Zeitgiest, Sir Richard Steele, Greenwich Union, The Earl Ferrers, 06 St Chads Place, The Palm Tree and Princess Louise.
There are many options for public houses, or pubs, in the London area. Some public houses in London include The Wenlock Arms, Lamb and Flag, Euston Tap, and The Harrison.
London pubs are places for friends to gather, drink beer or spirits and play darts