Show on mapThe outer wall of the waterwheel in Liverton has the remains of a painted sign for an old licensee.
Francis Pybus of the Downe Arms, his family are listed on the 1891 census as follows.
Downe Arms
Francis Pybus / head / M / 57 / Liverton, Yks
Jane Pybus / wife / 48 / Lofthouse, Yks
Francis Pybus / son / S / 24 / Liveton, Yks
Sarah Pybus / daug / S / 20 / Liverton, Yks
Thomas Pybus / son / S / 19 / Liverton, Yks
John Pybus / son / S / 17 / Liverton, Yks
Annie Pybus / daug / S / 14 / Liverton, Yks
Joseph H Forster / son in law / M / 27 / Lealholm, Yks
Mary Forster / daug / M / 22 / Liverton, Yks
There are still Downe Arms at Wykeham, Snaith, Castleton and Goole. Presumably they all have links with the estate of Viscount Downe; certainly the first three are in villages neighbouring family seats , past and present. See http://www.dawnay.co.uk/the-estates/history/