Newchurch village sign
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Newchurch village sign by Marathon as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
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Newchurch village sign
Image: © Marathon Taken: 1 Apr 2013
As can be seen, the village sign was only erected in 2012 - some information on the Newchurch Village Sign Project can be seen at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Newchurch-Village-Sign-Project/108435179270523 A close up can be seen at http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3397122 The horse at the top representing Kent, the church, the herons, the reedmace and the Romney Marsh sheep are all clearly representative of the village and surrounding area, but the plane is not so obvious. Newchurch was the home to an advance airfield during the Second World War. The bulk of aircraft stationed here were Tempests, which were involved in sorties over France on D Day, and hence the stripes on the wings. One of the tempests is depicted on the Village Sign. The Spinney, which is the triangular plot of land planted with young trees and saplings in 2000 on the north-west junction of Newchurch Lane and St Mary's Road, was the location of the landing strip and holds a large information plaque containing facts and photographs. (Thanks to the Newchurch Village Sign Project for the information about the Tempests and their connection to the village.)
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Image Location
Latitude
51.044903
Longitude
0.927115