[The Mouth of Sauron]

Aragorn stated that the Forsaken Inn was " a day's ride east of Bree " . Has anyone got any ideas about this place ? Was it staffed by Men, or Hobbits or both ? Was it part of Breeland or outside of it ?

Indeed was it at the time of LOTR a working Inn or just a landmark ?

Answers on a postcard please .............