Langton Matravers - Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, UK - Pictorial Village Signs on Waymarking.com

The sign is shaped in a series of square panels which create a cross, held in a wooden frame. There is the village insignia in the centre, stone making tools at the top, two lit torches at the sides and a cow at the bottom. At the top A.D. 1951 is displayed and the village name, Langton Matravers, is shown underneath. The Parish Council describes the significance of the icons in the Parish Badge which the sign takes its design from:visit link

'The shield is quartered by the Cross of Saint George, Patron Saint of the Parish. In the centre the flaming torch of progress and learning represents the three educational establishments and the Clubs and Societies. In the upper quarters appear the Arms of the mediaeval lords of the two great Manors which bear their names (Wallis or Le Walleys on the left; Mautravers or Maltravers on the right). In the lower quarters are represented the two ancient occupations of the parish, Farming and the Stone Industry.'

Sign Date: 01/01/1951 Location: Village Centre near the Church Plaque: no Construction Material: Carved Wood Web Address: [Web Link] Occasion Commemorated: Not listed Artist: Not listed

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Date Logged Log   04/05/2015 SMacB visited it