Tree-ring dating settles debate over England's oldest pub

A Historic England archaeologist says some pubs' claims to be 1,000 years old are inaccurate, and that the oldest is from 1430, based on tree-ring dating. Source is a single Guardian item.

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1. 23 Oct, 16:17 UTCGuardian reports tree-ring dating on oldest pub
2. 23 Oct, 17:30 UTCPicked up on Google Trends

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