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. The village and estate were given to the Fauconberg family by

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. The property is still owned by the

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Estate and is named after the Earl of Fauconberg. It serves beer and a selection of food and is close to

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and the Kilburn White Horse. The Fauconberg Arms re-opened in November 2006 after being closed for almost two years. The new proprietors - Simon and Helen Rheinberg and their daughter and her husband, Harriet and Jonathan Chadwick, have refurbished the pub's bar, cellar, dining room and kitchens. The renovated en-suite B&B bedrooms reopened in spring 2007. The inn was highly commended in Yorkshire Pub of the Year 2013, and received a good review from ''

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'' (Pub of the Week) in April 2013, but a November 2014 review thought little of the cuisine.

Performing arts

The Fauconberg Arms has hosted a number of performances of plays and other performing arts. Alexander Wright's ''Beuleh'' was performed in September 2012. The Little Festival of Everything, a free performance weekend, was hosted in May 2014. In July 2014 two one act plays by Alan Stockdale, ''Godfrey’s Last Stand'' and ''Give A Little Love'' were performed for

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References

External links

Fauconberg Arms website
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