The Waggon & Horses (2) - sign, Faringdon Road, Southmoor, Oxon
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The Waggon & Horses (2) - sign, Faringdon Road, Southmoor, Oxon
Image: © P L Chadwick Taken: 25 Feb 2018
In Victorian and earlier times, when many people could neither write nor read, a waggon and horses would be a familiar sight. It therefore became very popular as a name for public houses as the sign would be easily recognisable. Image Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.679913
Longitude
-1.428366