A wonderful cartoon dragon, signifying Pendragon Hill to the north of the village, is the main motif on this sign. The sign was first erected in 1988, but by 2002 was in a sorry state being heavily waterlogged and suffering from surface damage caused by frost and general weathering. This resulted in peeling paint and exposed bare wood. The sign was restored early in 2003 after being carefully dried out and sealed.

Papworth Everard straddles the old Roman Road or Ermine street, and a settlement has been here since Saxon times.

In 1918, the Cambridgeshire Tuberculosis Colony, consisting of 17 patients, moved from the nearby village of Bourn into Papworth Hall, which was vacant at the time. The Papworth Colony rapidly expanded. At Papworth, the aim was to rehabilitate sufferers by arresting their disease, giving them appropriate work, and by allowing their families to come and live in the village with them. Papworth ultimately offered free medical care, excellent housing, schools, recreation and a chance for the TB patient to rebuild their life. In the late 1940’s, the hospital became the East Anglian centre for chest and heart medicine. Papworth was one of the very first hospitals in the country to successfully undertake open-heart surgery.

Papworth Everard Parish Council

St Peter’s Church

Papworth Everard OS Grid Ref TL 287 625