History

In the early 19th century the village had two inns, though neither of them was called the Star. The Unicorn's Head was kept by the Boyes family. Its competitor was the Board Inn, of which George Pickard was the innkeeper in 1840.

Possibly the Board changed its name to the Star, which is first mentioned in 1890, the landlord being one Annie Parker. The building itself is believed to date from the 14th century, and is a fine example of a cruck-framed longhouse. Longhouses invariably had a byre at one end - now the Star's dining room- and a parlour and a dairy at the other - now the bar - with a fireplace in the middle.

In modern times, the reputation of this tiny, out-of-the-way inn for good company and good food has spread far and wide. In the early 1970s, when Dick and Jenny Dresser were the landlords, the Star won the Egon Ronay Pub of the Year Award. Many famous people have supped here, from J B Priestley to Michael Caine.

Since 1996, Andrew and Jacquie Pern, from the local area, have taken the Star to new heights as a Michelin-rated gastronomic oasis. Yet it retains all its village friendliness, its ancient timbers steeped in 600 years of hospitality.