Between 1753 and 1827, a record was kept of the Innkeepers, Alehousekeepers and Victuallers licensed by the Justices of the Peace at Quarter Sessions. The table below summarises the licensees of each of the public houses over this period, the information being taken from the transcription of the Sherington entries.
| Year | White Hart | Swan | Rose & Crown | Catherine Wheel | Kings Head | Crown & Castle | New Inn | Plough | No Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1753 | Richard Clare | Richard Bath | Samuel Gadsden | John Fountain | |||||
| 1754 | Richard Clare | Richard Bath | Samuel Gadsden (Crown) | John Stapp (Staff?) | |||||
| 1755 | (Richard Clare) | (Richard Bath) | (Samuel Gadsden) | (John Fountain) | |||||
| 1756 | (Richard Clare) | Richard Bath | Samuel Gadsden | Ann Fountain | |||||
| 1757 | Richard Clare | Richard Bath | Samuel Gadsden (Rose) | Ann Fountain | |||||
| 1758 | (Ann Clare) | (Richard Bath) | (Samuel Gadsden) | (Ann Fountaine) | |||||
| 1759 | (Ann Clare) | (Richard Bath) | (Thomas Cave) | (Ann Fountain) | |||||
| 1760 | (Ann Clare) | (Richard Bath) | (Thomas Cave) | (Ann Fountaine) | |||||
| 1761 | (Ann Clare) | (Richard Bath) | (Thomas Caves) | ||||||
| 1762 | (Ann Clare) | (Richard Bath) | (Thomas Cave) | ||||||
| 1763 | (Ann Clare) | (Richard Bath) | (Thomas Cave) | ||||||
| 1764 | (Ann Clare) | (Richard Bath) | (Thomas Cave) | ||||||
| 1765 | (Ann Clear) | (Richard Bath) | (Thomas Cave) | ||||||
| 1766 | (Ann Clare) | (Richard Bath) | (Thomas Cave) | ||||||
| 1767 | (Ann Clark) | (Richard Bath) | (Thomas Cave) | ||||||
| 1768 | (Ann Clare) | (Richard Bath) | (Thomas Cave) | ||||||
| 1769 | (Ann Clare) | (Richard Bath) | (Thomas Cave) | ||||||
| 1770 | (Ann Clare) | (Richard Bath) | (Thomas Cave) | ||||||
| 1771 | (Ann Clare) | (Richard Bath) | (Thomas Cave) | ||||||
| 1772 | Ann Clare | (Richard Bath) | (Thomas Cave) | ||||||
| 1773 | Ann Clave (Sherrington) | Richard Bath | Thomas Caves | ||||||
| 1774 | (Ann Clare) | (Richard Bath) | (Thomas Caves) | ||||||
| 1775 | |||||||||
| 1776 | Ann Clare | Joseph Slatcher | Thomas Caves | ||||||
| 1777 | Ann Clare | Joseph Slatcher | Thomas Caves | ||||||
| 1778 | Ann Clare | Joseph Slatcher | Thomas Caves | William Durdin | |||||
| 1779 | Ann Clare | Joseph Slather | Thomas Caves | William Durdin | |||||
| 1780 | Ann Clare | Joseph Slater | Edward Parkings | William Durdin | |||||
| 1781 | Ann Clare | Joseph Slatcher | Edward Parkins | William King | |||||
| 1782 | Richard Clare | Joseph Slater | Edward Parkins | William King (Plow) | |||||
| 1783 | Richard Clare | Joseph Slatter | William King | ||||||
| 1784 | Richard Clare | Joseph Slater | William King | ||||||
| 1785 | Richard Clare | Joseph Slater | William Goodridge | ||||||
| 1786 | Joseph Slater | William Gutteridge | Richard Clare | ||||||
| 1787 | Richard Clare | Joseph Slatyer | William Goodridge | ||||||
| 1788 | Richard Clare | Joseph Slater | William Goodridge | John Richards | |||||
| 1789 | Richard Clare | Joseph Salter | William Goodridge | John Richards | |||||
| 1790 | Joseph Slater | William Kendall | Richard Clare (Cart Wheel) | John Richards | |||||
| 1791 | Joseph Slatyer | Edward Page | Richard Clare (Catharine Wheel) | John Richards | |||||
| 1792 | Joseph Slater | Edward Page | Richard Clare (Catharine Wheel) | John Richards | |||||
| 1793 | Richard Clare | Joseph Slater | John Day | John Richards | |||||
| 1794 | Richard Clare | Joseph Slater | John Day | John Richards | |||||
| 1795 | Richard Clare | Joseph Slayter | John Day | John Richards | |||||
| 1796 | Richard Clare | Elizabeth Slayter | John Day | John Richards | |||||
| 1797 | Richard Clare | Elizabeth Slatyer | John Day | John Richards | |||||
| 1798 | Richard Clare | Elizabeth Slater | John Day | John Richards | |||||
| 1799 | Richard Clare | Elizabeth Slater | John Day | John Richards | |||||
| 1800 | Richard Clare | Elizabeth Slayter | John Day | John Richards | |||||
| 1801 | Richard Clare | Elizabeth Slater | John Day | John Richards | |||||
| 1802 | Richard Clare | Elizabeth Slater | John Day | John Richards | |||||
| 1803 | Richard Clare | Elizabeth Slater | John Day | John Richards | |||||
| 1804 | Richard Clarke | Elizabeth Slater | John Day | John Richards | |||||
| 1805 | Richard Clare | Elizabeth Slayter | John Day | John Richards | |||||
| 1806 | Richard Clare | Elizabeth Slater | John Day | John Richards | |||||
| 1807 | Richard Clare | Thomas Jessop | William Kendall | ||||||
| 1808 | Richard Clare | Elizabeth Slayter | William Kendall | Joseph Winwright | |||||
| 1809 | Richard Clare | Elizabeth Slatyer | William Kendall | Joseph Winwright | |||||
| 1810 | Richard Clare | Elizabeth Slatyer | William Kendall | Joseph Winwright | |||||
| 1811 | William Boreton | Robert Pettifer | William Kendall | Joseph Winwright | |||||
| 1812 | William Borton | Robert Pettifer | William Kendall | Thomas Winskill | |||||
| 1813 | William Borton | John Wilmer | William Kendall | James Winwright | |||||
| 1814 | William Borton | Thomas Hinde | William Kendall | William Stafford | |||||
| 1815 | William Bourton | Thomas Walter Hine | William Kendall | William Stafford | |||||
| 1816 | William Borton | Thomas Hine | John Slack | William Stratford | |||||
| 1817 | William Borton | Thomas Hinde | John Slack | William Stafford | |||||
| 1818 | John Westley | John Slack | William Stafford | ||||||
| 1819 | John Westley | John Slack | William Stratford | ||||||
| 1820 | John Westley | John Slacke | William Stafford | ||||||
| 1821 | John Westley | James Middleton | William Stafford | ||||||
| 1822 | John Westley | James Middleton | William Stafford | ||||||
| 1823 | John Westley | James Middleton | William Stafford | ||||||
| 1824 | John Westly | James Middleton | William Stafford | ||||||
| 1825 | John Westly | James Middleton | William Stafford | ||||||
| 1826 | John Westly | James Middleton | Thomas Goodman | ||||||
| 1827 | John Westly | James Middleton | Thomas Goodman | ||||||
The spelling of the surnames is very variable, e.g. Slater/Slayter/Slatter/Slatyer/Slather/Slatcher, Stafford/Stratford, Clare/Clear/Clark/Clarke, Cave/Caves, Hine/Hinde, Westly/Westley.
The White Hart continued throughout the full period except for 4 years (1786 and 1790 to 1792) when the licensee Richard Clare is recorded as being at the Catherine Wheel (although in 1790 this is recorded as the Cart Wheel – possibly a misread abbreviation), which had been the name of another public house open from 1753 (or earlier) to 1760. It is not known whether the White Hart was temporarily renamed, or whether Richard Clare temporarily moved to another building, perhaps whilst repairs or renovations were being made to the White Hart, or whether it was just a mistake by the Clerks.
The Swan closed in 1806/7 and did not re-open before at least 1828. The landlady, Elizabeth Slater, at the time of closure moved to the Rose and Crown a year later. The Rose and Crown itself closed in 1817/8.
In 1778, William Durdin opened the New Inn, which traded for three years, but then closed when William King opened the Plough. It is not known if this was simply a change of name or a different building. The Plough itself closed after 2 years and William King moved to the Rose and Crown. The locations of the New Inn, the Plough and the Catherine Wheel are not known.
In some of the earlier years, the sign of the public house was not recorded. However, it is relatively easy to associate the licensee with the sign. In such cases the licensee’s name is shown in brackets. Where the sign of the public house is not exactly as shown in the column heading, the variant is shown in brackets after the licensee’s name.
In 1872, the White Hart and Crown and Castle had been re-joined by the Swan, but the King’s Head had closed.