Pub History

In the 17th century, Willington became the highest navigable port on the Trent. It first began to grow from a population of 477with the construction of the Trent and Mersey Canal in 1777 the same year Bass beer in Burton was started, at which time it became a small inland port and a village with a public house The Green Dragon, selling locally brewed beers from Burton upon Trent for the many Irish canal navies.

Bespoke Inns (Current Owners) purchased the pub off Punch Taverns in August 2009 and Bespoke are currently undergoing a major redevelopment and a sympathetic restoration of The Dragon, which will be completed in February 2011. See News for copies of the plans.