Kenninghall village sign
Introduction
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Kenninghall village sign
Image: © Bikeboy Taken: 4 May 2014
Kenninghall comes from "Cyning" (king) and "Halla" (palace).It was a place of residence for Anglo Saxon kings, the last one being Edward the Confessor. The village sign was erected in 1972, a gift from the Women's Institute. It was repainted in 2013(see 2008 picture where it is quite faded http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/858057 . The top of the sign has a representation of the Kenninghall Broach-an Anglo Saxon artefact discovered nearby in 1869. The blue shield bears the coat of arms of Edward the Confessor. The shield on the left is that of the Howards (Dukes of Norfolk) who built Kenninghall house (demolished on the death of Elizabeth I). The shield on the right is that of the Earl of Mowbray and the one on the bottom is that of the Duke of Albermarle.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.433286
Longitude
0.991518