The Italian Greyhound is a Grade II listed building that has been standing for over 400 years! It's a national institution that deserves treasuring.

The previous name "The Old Greyhound" came about between 1553 and 1642, thanks to the Lords of the Manor and members of the Nele family, who had three Greyhound heads incorporated into their Coat of Arms.

The Old Greyhound came into prominence in the mid-1700s when it was developed to cater to regular stagecoaches and mail coaches that were being introduced all over England. The London Road, which runs in front of the pub, was a very busy road with coaches coming from London to Dunstable, Market Harborough, Leicester, Nottingham, and further north. Throughout its history, the pub has remained a popular establishment for the villagers of Great Glen and beyond.

The earliest notes of the building date as far as the 16th century !