This is a first attempt to identify the landlords of two of the village pubs. As you can see, there are several gaps and we would appreciate any response which would enable us to fill them in.

Pembroke Arms

  • James Millard 1792.
  • George King.
  • Richard Lovell 1822-1827.
  • William Smith 1851-1864.
  • Unknown 1864-1869.
  • Samuel James 1871 .
  • Charles Lear 1869-1875.
  • James Charles Green 1875-1889.
  • Ernest W Green 1889-1898.
  • Frederick Henry Coles 1898-1902.
  • George Read Snr 1902-1904.
  • Mrs Elizabeth Read – 1907
  • George Read Jr & Catherine Read 1917-1929.
  • Alfred Read 1929-1931.
  • Leslie Read 1931-1962.
  • John Hutchins 1962-1963.
  • Jack & Betty Bacon 1963-1977.
  • Ken & Barbara Dicks 1977-1979.
  • Jeremy Wring & Terry Wilcox 1979-1981.
  • Kenneth Dicks 1979-1981.
  • Bob Woods & Dave Goodall 1981-1982.
  • Michael Parsons 1982-1983.
  • Paul Jaycock & ? Osbourne 1983-1984.
  • Robert & Norma Kemp 1984-1987.
  • Ronald Jones 1987-1988.
  • John & Lynn Clinch 1988-1996.
  • Mike & Marilyn Willoughby 1996-2001.
  • Derek & Trivia Dickens 2001-
  • Les Habgood 2006.
  • Mike Barrett & Helen Fletcher 2007-2010.
  • Antony & Barbara Marshall 2010.

Name change in 2014

The Greater Good

  • Barry and Catherine Rimington 2014-2022
  • Fritha Seaton 2022- present

Cross Keys

  • William Norris 1855-1865.
  • William Foot 1871.
  • Aaron Read – 1880
  • George Read 1881-1895.
  • Edwin Perret 1901-1927.
  • Walter Mullins – 1939
  • Tommy & Elsie Thompson ~1960 (Elsie continued after Tommy died)
  • Tony and Brenda Burrows 1980s ?
  • Pauline Story 1981.

J.O.H. 

2009