Great Ashfield, Village sign
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Great Ashfield, Village sign by Bikeboy as part of the Geograph project.
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Great Ashfield, Village sign
Image: © Bikeboy Taken: 29 May 2014
The sign depicts All Saints Church, A B-17 bomber from WW2 and the Saxon cross. The village is close to RAF Great Ashfield which was home to USAAF 8th Air Force 385th Bombardment Group from 1943 to 1945. This represents just 2 years in the 1000 years plus history of the village. The village is listed in the Domesday Book as having 67 inhabitants. The Saxon cross is now located in the next grid square http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/13602 having been found in the church yard in 1786 where it had been used as a footbridge across a stream.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.266764
Longitude
0.925613