Great Wratting village sign (detail)
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Great Wratting village sign (detail) by Adrian S Pye as part of the Geograph project.
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Great Wratting village sign (detail)
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 27 Sep 2008
The Wrattings, Little and Great, take their name from the Madder plant, Wraet Ing –’Wraet for madder and Ing meaning place. Madder is a dyeing agent, the only real source of the colour red, and is represented by the flowers and leaves at the bottom with the sickle. The scythe and plough represent the agricultural heritage of the parish. The bag of flour tells of a former windmill but it was demolished in 1840. The milk churn is indicative of the dairy farming in the area while the cartwheel reminds us of the village wheelwright. The Royal Arms decorate the bottom right corner. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4291795
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Image Location
Latitude
52.106753
Longitude
0.465805