What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: Once the Red Cow Inn on Cow Street This freehold notoriously subdivided in this formerly 'Rotten Borough' for the parliamentary elections of 1754 "At one strange birth this cow cast forth eight calves in human shape" Recorded plaque organisation: Haslemere Society.

The Red Cow Inn was a significant site in Haslemere during the 18th century, notably for its role as a subdivided freehold that produced eight voters for parliamentary elections in 1754, highlighting issues of electoral corruption in 'Rotten Boroughs.'

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