Mundford village sign (north face)
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Mundford village sign (north face) by Adrian S Pye as part of the Geograph project.
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Mundford village sign (north face)
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 29 Mar 2021
The sign is double sided, north and south facing. The north face shows St Leonard’s church from the east and a woolly mammoth, remains of which were found in Lynford quarry. The River Wissey has fish swimming therein. A stag represents the surrounding countryside and the crown and date 1650 represent the Crown Hotel in the village. The birds are stone curlews which are also known as the Norfolk plover inhabit the Brecks. The frame is decorated with local fauna. On the south face, St Leonard’s church, as viewed from the south with fir cones, a squirrel and a stag representing the surrounding countryside. Below is a thatched manor house one of two recorded manors anciently Montfort Manor, named after that family and below that is the Crown Hotel. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6791122 https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6791127
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Image Location
Latitude
52.51241
Longitude
0.657027