Licensees :
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SUSANNAH RUST (Died Monday 28.04.1783 - age 46)	to April 1783
WILLIAM GREENWOOD Died Sunday 18th March 1792, age 39. He had been blind for 4 years and still resided at the Red Lion.	1789
RICHARD BARKER	1791
RICHARD PARKER	1794
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JOHN HARDY	1822
WILLIAM BARKER	1830
REBECCA BARKER age 62 in 1851 & brewer Died 1851	1836 - 1851
WILLIAM DOUGHTY age 54 in 1861	1854 - 1865
Mrs MARY ANN DOUGHTY	1868 - 1871
EDWARD H CURREY (Edward Hewen Curry 1872)	08.01.1872 - 1875
FREDERICK DICKERSON & chimney sweep age 38 in 1881	1877 - 1883
CHARLOTTE DICKERSON	to 1885
JAMES HOWES age 47 in 1891	02.11.1885 - 1892
GEORGE DICKERSON age 58 in 1911	by 1896
Mrs EMMA JANE DICKERSON	by 1922 to 24.04.1955
.FREDERICK E. DICKERSON	04.1955
.NORMAN & ADA ASKEW	1960's - 26.01.1971
BRUCE EKE	here 10.1973 - 03.1974+
MAUREEN & BOB CHURCHMAN	here 12.1977 - 02.1980+
RON & CHRISTINE KNIGHTS SIGURDUR	by 11.1985
CHRISTINE ANN KNIGHTS Died 20th January 1991 - age 49	by 09.1995 to 01.1991
ROBIN MARTIN & GRAHAME EVES manager	01.1991
ANN OVERMAN	1991 ?
VERONICA & GEORGE HOARE	1991 to 2014
KAREN & ROBERT BARTRAM	from 2014

1991

The sale of the Effects of the late Mrs. Rebecca Barker was postponed, according to a notice dated 26th June 1851.

Advertised To Let 10th January 1852 with immediate possession.

Licensee George Dickerson died in 1922,
his wife Emma carried on to the age of 95,
having served the trade for 83 years,
60 of them at the RED LION.
Her Son Frederick was due to take over upon her retirement in April 1854.
Mrs. Emma Jane Dickerson was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. James Hurn, who, it was claimed, ran the BULL at Dereham for 25 years. < however only listed at that house 1875 to 1890>

	Information March 2020 from the current licensees:- Since 2003 the old coaching stables were updated to ensuite letting rooms by Hoare. Since 2014 all rooms have been refitted refurbished and upgraded. The bar and restaurant have seen the same great improvements and the restaurant caters for all dietary needs. The Red Lion was also the creation of the Swaffham rugby club. 2019-20 hosts the only comedy venue in this area. Providing the best choice of 13 draught lagers, beers and 4 ales with the best choice of spirits in Swaffham.