Wattisham village sign
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Wattisham village sign by Adrian S Pye as part of the Geograph project.
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Wattisham village sign
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 26 Aug 2007
The shield shows the arms of Giles of Wachesham used on his seal of 1325. The Wachesham family had since the early 13th century been in Wattisham and over time held extensive lands in both Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Huntingdonshire. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6785807
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Image Location
Latitude
52.124821
Longitude
0.934727