Archive for December, 2007
Birchanger, Essex
The village is based around a hill, at the foot of which is the river Stort (a tributary of the River Lea). The village was recorded in the 1086 Domesday book with the name Bilchangra, though the village is much earlier than this, evidenced by the village church, parts of which date back to Saxon [...]
Ashen, Essex
A lovely wooden sign, showing the church, and a “flying fortress” bomber.
Ashen has been inhabited since at least the Bronze Age, as evidenced by a bronze axehead found in the area. There is also evidence of Roman and Saxon settlement in th earea, and after the There are a number of old houses in Ashen, [...]Whaddon, Cambs
Whaddon derives from ‘Wheat Hill’, is mentioned in the Domesday book and very likely predates that document by some considerable time.
The village sign was erected in 1994, at which time it was quite brightly painted. I’m not sure what happened for it to appear in the state shown above. The sheaf of corn represents wheat [...]Papworth Everard, Cambs
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 [...]
Longstowe, Cambs
The local church of St Mary’s features prominently, above scenes of rural life. The church is unspectacular, having been largely rebuilt on the 1800’s.
The racehorse Golden Miller also features on the sign, having been trained locally. Owned by the legendary Dorothy Padgett, Golden Miller was to chalk up a remarkable five successive victories in the [...]Hilton, Cambs
The sign in Hilton is located by a bus stop on the B1040.
The village’s main attraction is a turf maze built (by a William Sparrow) in the 1660’s on the green near to St Mary Magdalene church. A memorial to Mr Sparrow sits at the centre of the maze. The church dates mainly to [...]