Watton town sign
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Watton town sign by Adrian S Pye as part of the Geograph project.
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Watton town sign
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 29 Mar 2021
The sign shows two children under the tree and represent the ‘Babes In The Wood’, legend that two children were abandoned in Wayland Wood and left to die. Also seen on the Griston sign. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5620806 The hare leaping over a barrel are a play on the local word ‘watt’ meaning a Hare and ‘tun’ being a Barrel. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6790755
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Image Location
Latitude
52.571406
Longitude
0.825231