Laxfield village sign
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Laxfield village sign by Adrian S Pye as part of the Geograph project.
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Laxfield village sign
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 16 Oct 2020
The sign has six elements relating to the history of the parish. At the top is what is part of the Wingfield family crest next to that is the church tower and to its right, flames, commemorating the burning at the stake of John Noyes in the village on 22 September 1557. Two oxen drawing a plough is followed by two horses doing the same signifying the timescale of the agricultural heritage, below is a wavy blue line representing the source of the River Blyth which rises in the parish. That is followed by a railway engine with the dates 1904-1952; the dates the railway arrived and departed. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6641094
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Image Location
Latitude
52.301451
Longitude
1.364652