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A large English Oak tree stands in a green field in front of a hedgerow against a pale blue sky with wispy white clouds. In the background you can glimpse the whitewashed front of the village pub.

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You might think our pub would be called The Oak but, no, it is The Haycutter. Maybe the mighty tree that stands by the stile on the other side of the road was just an acorn when the pub first opened and the field was full of hay.