This building is mentioned by Miss Norrington (Miss Norrington died at the age of 92 in February 1970) in her memories of Newnham
The property was built in 1540 as a farm dwelling, forming part of the estate of Thomas Hart a gentleman of Faversham and was occupied by the tenant farmer John Ditchbourne, his wife Charlotte and their seven children.
By 1620 the property had been split into three separate dwellings called Hart Cottages. The property changed hands on a number of occasions during the ensuing years, when it formed a small farm of between 7 and 11 acres.
In 1717 the property was purchased by Robert Bevershe, innkeeper of Hollingbourne, who carried out alterations, which included turning the cottages back to a single dwelling, together with the construction of a new façade. In May 1718 a licence was granted to the house and to its tenant Richard Parfect. It was registered under the title of The George in honour of the reigning monarch George 1 (1714 - 1727).
There is a plaque in the Church to Mr john Hulse who died in 1681. Mr Hulse's nephew (another John) died in 1714 and left his properties, Calico House and The George to his brothers who sold Calico House to Colonel W. Delaune in 1720 and The George to William Hillis in 1729. The pub remained in Hillis's hands until 1786 when he leased it to Julius Shepherd who owned a brewery in Faversham. Shepherd later purchased The George as one of his earliest ventures into Kent villages and the brewery founded in 1698 later became Shepherd Neame Ltd
With the advent of the coaching era The George became a coaching inn, not a main stage, but a resting stage between stages, where horses could be changed and refreshments taken. In the 1780's it became the posting house for the parish and remained so until the coming of the first post office in Newnham.
The George underwent a complete renovation in 1985, when it was converted from a local ale house to the magnificent olde worlde pub and restaurant it is today.