Oxton village sign
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Oxton village sign by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Oxton village sign
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 18 Dec 2009
A standard pre-Worboys main road sign on the southern approach to the village. An interesting feature is the referencing of Leicester, over 30 miles distant, as the previous major point. Its survival is due to the fact that it is on the old road, which has since been bypassed.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.049687
Longitude
-1.06268