Locals knew the inn was once as Ye Olde Swan, which originally burned down in 1763. It exhibits ghostly manifestations. These include a previous proprietor with a cleaner, Lily, who became pregnant. She died in sad circumstances. People used this pub as a mortuary. On one occasion, it was used for a military court martial, after which a soldier who authorities hanged. His ghost is also in residence. This executed man, observers describe, as a young man with fair hair, wearing a leather jerkin. A local house, Offord Cluny Manor exhibits ghostly manifestations. These include an elderly woman, witnessed only by brides of the family before they marry.