Duston - Village sign - Northants
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Norfolk12
N 52° 15.594 W 000° 57.438
30U E 639411 N 5791911
A colourful sign in Duston, Northants this shows the church of St Luke
a thatched cottage with a Roman Soldier and a magpie.
Waymark Code: WMC52X
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/26/2011
Views: 7
Historical evidence suggests that there have been settlements at Duston and Upton since the Stone Age. There was a large Roman settlement at Duston, and it was probably the main centre of habitation in the area until Anglo-Saxon times (fifth to eighth centuries AD), when Northampton started to emerge as the centre.
Duston was also a centre for the Vikings or Danes, but passed back into Anglo-Saxon possession before being transferred into Norman hands as the manor of ‘Dustone’ after the Norman Conquest. The meaning of Dustone, given in the Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names is 'farmstead on a mound', or 'farmstead with dusty soil'.
Occasion Commemorated: not stated but probably the silver jubilee
Location: grassy area at junctions of roads
Plaque: no
Construction Material: carved painted wood on a wooden pole
Web Address: [Web Link]
Sign Date: Not listed
Artist: Not listed
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