Why do pubs have simmilar names, if pubs are meant to mean something from the town/ city there in?

Question

For example the rose and crown,the bulls head and the red/white lion these a few of them around but I thought pubs were meant to mean something or symbolise something in the town or city ther in???

Answer 1

Pub names (at least those which are older and not just daft marketing names like the slug & lettuce) come from a variety of origins, certainly not just their town or city.

The Red Lion for example comes from the badge of John of Gaunt and is all over the country.

There's a good Wiki article about the origins of pub names here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pub_names

Answer 2

You can go up the King's Arms but no pub is called The Queen's Legs.

Answer 3

same goes for street names. i dont think ive ever been to a town that doesnt have a London Road, Cambridge Street etc

Answer 4

we got the four wind pub on the beach front cuz it gets windy. and also the dunes and where i am from our houses are build on sand lol ( sandfelds estate)