Poslingford village sign
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Poslingford village sign by Adrian S Pye as part of the Geograph project.
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Poslingford village sign
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 15 Oct 2008
At the top border of the sign is a heavy horse in the pasture representing the importance of the horse before the tractor and mechanisation. On each side are straws of golden wheat symbolic of the arable farming. In the centre panel is the church of St Mary with the trees, just as they are in the churchyard. The tributary of the Chilton Stream is no longer a ford but is represented by the wavy line between the church and the ploughed field in the foreground. The gold ring in each corner, relates to the Poslingford ring, found by a resident in the village while gardening in 1955. It was found to be from the 9th century and is in the British Museum. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6784990
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Image Location
Latitude
52.104741
Longitude
0.58283