The area is called "Wrenthorpe alias Pot Ovens" on an 1822 map -some 40 years after the last potters left the locality; pub built as Malt Shovel 1860s rebuilt 1899, called the Pot 'Oil from 1970s to 1988, then The Potovens until 1991. Blue Plaque commemorates local pottery industry.
Historic Interest
Blue Plaque re. pottery industry
This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 2 regular beers.
New Pot 'Oil, Wrenthorpe
Source: Regional