Licensees :
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TIMOTHY SHORT	1755
FRANCIS WARD	1790 - 1794
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WILLIAM SPARHAM Age 69 in 1841 (Died Q1 1853)	1803 - 1830
GEORGE YAXLEY WEST Age 50 in 1841 (Died Q3 1865)	1836 - 1841
WILLIAM MITCHELL age 47 in 1851 Died Q41870 - age 67	1845 - 1870
SARAH MITCHELL Widow, age 58 in 1871	1871 - 1872
WILLIAM LOWTHER HORNE	1875 - 1877
Mrs. HORNE	to 08.1879
JOHN EMERSON / EMMERSON & day waiter Age 35 in 1881 (Died Q3 1915 ?)	1879 - 1891
THOMAS EMERSON / EMMERSON Age 59 in 1911	1892 - 1912
SAMUEL BLOY	1916
HARRY SYLVESTER LEGGE (Died Q1 1951 - age 67)	1922 - 1937
FREDERICK BARHAM	by 1949
ERNEST GUINEY	25.09.1950
DAVID WILLIAM STEPHENSON	08.12.1969

1755 : Timothy Short inherited the property following the death of his mother.
Prior to this the property was used as a bakehouse.

Shown on Faden's 1797 map as the PLOW

In 1830 :-
The Brancaster based carrier, Mr Fiddleman called at the Hare and at the Plough every Tuesday and Friday at 11.00am on route to Kings Lynn. Carrier William Howard called every Monday and Thursday on the same route.
William Seapy from Heacham called every Thursday morning on way to Norwich.

PLOUGH COMMERCIAL INN 1879

Premises sold, licence not renewed 1972.