Archive for June, 2008
Haddenham, Buckinghamshire
Haddenham is one of the largest villages in England, and pre-dates the Doomsday book. The sign shows several of the items for which the village is famous: An Anglo-Saxon (there are several conflicting stories as to how the village was founded – one story says it was founded by A-S travellers from Haddenham in Cambridgeshire), [...]
Bulphan, Essex
It is thought that the ‘phan’ part of the village name derives from ‘fen’, lying as it does in the Thurrock fenland north of the Thames. The Bull is the only component of this ’sign’ in what is a relatively quiet village just off the A128.
Bulphan on Wikipedia
Bulphan History
Bulphan History – White’s Directory
Bulphan Church
Thurrock Local [...]Blackmore, Essex
Blackmore is associated with Henry VIII – he used to stay at Jericho House, the priory was demolished at his command. The church here is Norman but has one of the largest timber belfries in the county. It consists of three pagoda-like stages, as seen on the sign.
Blackmore Village Website
Blackmore on Wikipedia
Blackmore Parish Council
Blackmore Parish [...]Abridge, Essex
Unsurprisingly, this sign shows the bridge over the River Roding after which the village is named. The bridge has been an important crossing point on the river for many centuries, pointed out by the Roman(?) helm on the sign. The church spire shown on the sign appears to be that of nearby St Mary’s [...]
Admin update
I’ve been a bit remiss in cataloguing the village signs I’ve seen over the past few months. So much so that I’ve now got a backlog of some 40-odd signs to add here. I’ll endeavour to get back into the habit of updating this site on a regular basis, at least until the backlog [...]