Village Sign, Great Offley, Herts, UK
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bill&ben
N 51° 55.852 W 000° 20.438
30U E 682832 N 5756690
A two sided polyurethane sign near the old village pond in Great Offley.
Waymark Code: WM9V5N
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/30/2010
Views: 3
The sign stands on ground close to what would have been the village pond, now drained and disappeared.
The sign depicts scenes from village life. In clockwise order the four panels depict:- The old windmill, harvest time, King Offa of Mercia who died here in 796 AD and from whom the name Offley derives, and the old well that stood beside the village pond.
The sign was made by Alpha Signs of Debden Green, near Saffron Walden.
Location: Green near to former pond
Plaque: yes
Construction Material: Polyurethane
Artist: Alpha Signs of Debden Green
Web Address: [Web Link]
Sign Date: Not listed
Occasion Commemorated: Not listed
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