Billingford St Peter's village sign, repainted
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Billingford St Peter's village sign, repainted by Jane Rackham as part of the Geograph project.
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Billingford St Peter's village sign, repainted
Image: © Jane Rackham Taken: 3 Jun 2022
The church of St Peter is prominent, top centre with village cricket and football clubs recognised. A Roman helmet tells of the Roman settlement just outside the village centre. The River Wensum is represented by the blue below the church. The wheat-sheaf is symbolic of the agricultural heritage of the parish. Below the name is a motto which translated means “The prudent man is patient”. It is a reference to the Lord of the Manor which was purchased from Thomas Curson of Bylaugh in 1606 by Sir Edward Coke, Earl of Leicester, of Holkham Hall.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.742791
Longitude
0.982159