The village sign was erected to mark the start of the new millennium in 2000. It was paid for by donations and from fund raising events, and stands on the village green to the west of the cross-roads and near the Datchworth Museum. The original ideas for the design were based on suggestions from the pupils of the village school and show a number of important aspects that make Datchworth the village that it is.

Standing at the eastern side of Datchworth Green is the whipping post. Its last recorded use was on 27th July 1665 when two ‘vagabonds’ were publicly flogged. Stocks stood near the post too, but there is no trace of them now. The stocks are thought to have been removed in 1899.

Datchworth Village web site

All Saints, Datchworth

Datchworth: British History Online

Datchworth, OS Grid Ref: TL 270 190