The earliest mention is Mrs Prince in 1851. It seems that it was a beer house, and then in 1892, George Westwood sold the contents and it is assumed this was to enable the building to be demolished and the current building erected, for which a full on on licence was granted in 1894. This was reported in the Bury & Norwich Post on 9th October 1894 "An application was made to the West Suffolk Licensing Committee for a full licence for the Cherry Tree beerhouse, Exning. The house had been built two years and was well adapted for the purpose for which it was desired to be utilised. The owner of the house is Mr Armstrong, Cambridge." This article has not been found by us yet.
Tollemache and Cobbold tenants till 1973, then managed. Changed to Grand Metropolitan in 1980's but now Trust Inns
| Year | Licensee | Owner | source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | Mrs Prince | Cambridge Independent Press | |
| 1871 | Richard Barnwell | census | |
| 1877 | Richard Barnwell | for sale | Bury Fee Press |
| 1877 | James Nicholls | Bury Free Press | |
| 1880 | James Nicholls (to Turf) to George Westwood | Bury Free Press | |
| 1880 | George Westwood | Bury Free Press | |
| 1884 | " " | Cambridge Independent Press | |
| 1891 | " " | census | |
| 1892 | " " | entire contents for sale | Bury Free Press |
| 1894 | Mr Armstrong | Bury Free Press | |
| 1894 | John William Smith | Brewster Session spirit licence | Bury and Norwich Post |
| 1896 | John William Smith (died Dec 1897) | from the Victory | Kelly |
| 1897 | Clara Smith (Mrs- widow of previous) | Bury Free Press | |
| 1901 | Clara Braham (Mrs) married William Braham in Feb. 1901 | Cambridge Daily News | |
| 1904 | Clara Braham (Mrs) | " " | Kelly 1904 |
| 1914 | Reginald John Jones (died April 1915) | " " | Bury Free Press |
| 1915 | Wyndham Archer Colman | " " | Bury Free Press |
| 1916 | Wyndham Archer Colman | " " | Kelly |
| 1918 | Mrs Agnes Colman (hsbd called up) | " " | Bury Free Press |
| 1920 | Wyndham Archer Colman | " " | Bury Free Press |
| 1939 | Wyndham Archer Colman (died 6-5-1941) | Star Brewery bought by Tolly Cobbold 1934 | 1939 register |
| 1941 | Mrs Agnes Colman (widow of above) | Tolly Cobbold | |
| 1958 | Frederick Archer Colman | Tolly, Cobbold | |
| Dec. 1970 | John Caddy | " " | licensing records |
| 14-10-1971 | Joe Tennyson | " " | " " |
| Apr 1973 | ? | " " | " " |
| 5-7-1973 | Reginald Woodcraft | " " | " " |
| 14-12-1978 | Michael Anthony Dolphin | " " | " " |
| 14-12-1978 | Tolly area manager Arthur Lucas | " " | " " |
| Michael Elvin Crick | " " | " " | |
| 28-6-1979 | David Reginald Rix (and area manager) | " " | " " |
| 11-2-1982 | John Charles Merchant | " " | " " |
| 17-6-1982 | Michael Joseph Wallace (from Palomino) | " " | " " |
| Grand Metropolitan Hotels | " " | ||
| 30-1-1986 | David ? | " " | " " |
| 1991 | Kevin Dobson | " " | local knowledge |
| 1997 | Kevin Dobson | " " | car crash.Newmarket Journal 15/6/1997 |
| 2001 | Mrs Carol Ann Streatfield | Trust Inns | application for Pub Ent Lic |
| 2005 | Mrs Carol Ann Streatfield | Trust Inns | licensing register |
| April 2006 | Mrs Sally Ann East | " " | " " |
| 4-5-2010 | Sarah Lavina Ryan | " " | " " |
| 19-11-2010 | Miss Donna Elizabeth Woollard | " " | " " |
| 20-3-2012 | Miss Rachel Joy Ace | " " | " " |
| 3-6-2016 | Andrew Dobosz | " " | " " |
| 19-9-2017 | Michael David Rogers | " " | " " |
1920's ? 1950s Fred and Wendy Colman 1969 2019
