This sign was sadly showing signs of damage at the time of my visit, and was in need of repair. The main motifs depicted are:

  • The Church set on the hill in a Bailey of a Norman Castle.
  • The Bailey Pond, home to a variety of bird life, and well stocked with fish.
  • The Figure of a 14th Century priest, representing John de Lydgate.
  • The Fields and meadows of what is mainly an agricultural area.

Happy Lidgate: A Village Remembers, 1899-1999Lidgate Community web site
St Mary’s, Lidgate
St Mary’s Church
Lidgate Castle

Lidgate, OS Grid ref: TL 721 578