Whinburgh village sign
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Whinburgh village sign by Jane Rackham as part of the Geograph project.
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Whinburgh village sign
Image: © Jane Rackham Taken: 26 Mar 2022
The sign which bears the same elements of the earlier example https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1181132 is now double-sided. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7129269 The church of All Saints forms the background. The arms are those of the Bardolfs of Wormegay, lords of Whinburgh manor for almost 300 years. The plough is representing the reliance on agriculture as the main industry and the gorse or 'whin' is where the village derives its name. The Bardolf name is closely associated with a delicious ancient recipe for Malepigernout, a spiced chicken porridge to be served upon the Coronation of the Monarch of England.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.641985
Longitude
0.968404