▁Road ▁but ▁now ▁a ▁private ▁residence ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁was ▁not orious ▁for ▁the ▁suic ide , ▁by ▁cutting ▁the ▁thro at , ▁of ▁a ▁land l ord ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁Its ▁own ers , ▁Ch ester field ▁Bor ough ▁Council , ▁sold ▁the ▁pub ▁at ▁au ction ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁when ▁Mrs ▁H . ▁Dick ens ▁secured ▁the ▁sale ▁with ▁a ▁bid ▁of ▁£ 1 5 0 0 . ▁The ▁Old ▁Star ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁with ▁a ▁local ▁newspaper ▁report ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁lic ensed ▁for ▁ 3 0 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁Wood man ' s ▁Ar ms ▁was ▁an ▁ale house , ▁which ▁only ▁sold ▁be er ▁and ▁not ▁spirits ▁or ▁w ines . ▁As ▁the ▁name ▁suggests , ▁the ▁land l ord ' s ▁main ▁occupation ▁was ▁a ▁wood c utter ▁and ▁tim ber ▁merchant . ▁The ▁earliest ▁mention ▁of ▁the ▁prem ises ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁trade ▁directories ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁Now ▁a ▁private ▁residence , ▁the ▁building ▁still ▁stands ▁as ▁Sy cam ore ▁House , ▁on ▁Lo ads ▁Road ▁near ▁the ▁Lamb ▁Inn . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁has ▁two ▁churches , ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁religious ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁" H oly ▁Mo or ". ▁Hol ym o ors ide ▁Country ▁Store , ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁K end all ▁family ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁surv iving ▁shop ▁in ▁the