The Scottish Border town of Coldtream has a pub called The Besom, but whether this refers to a broom or a contemptuous word for a woman (both meanings are common in the local dialect) is hard to say. If in that neck of the woods, The Crown or The Newcastle Arms are more highly recommended, incidently. Additional useless information: I maun Hae a Wife (Broom Besoms) is in Ewan MacColl's Folk Songs and Ballads of Scotland, and the frontispiece of this book consists of a picture of Coldstream. The Besom is situated in the center of the etching, halway between Charlie's Monument and the Parish Church tower. Ah maun hae another gin and tonic.