Cuxton - Kent - Pictorial Village Signs on Waymarking.com

Cuxton is a small village in Kent with history that is known to go back to Saxon times. In 1962, 196 handaxes were uncovered in a buried villa under the church. These axes date back 200,000 years and are now in the British Museum in London.

Cuxton is thought to have been derived from a stone that was named after a local Saxon, a man named Cucola, and at the intersection of paths, where the church now stands, it is belived that a stone was named after Cucola, 'Cucola's Stone' Over the yeas the name has changed slightly to reflect its current name of Cuxton. Some variations such as Cuclestone and Cookstone are mentioned.

The village sign depicts three scenes. Woodland, the Invicta Horse and the Church.

The woodland represents the woods on the North downs, which is very close to the village. In fact these ancient woodlands still exist today.

The Invicta Horse indicates that the village is part of Kent, although nowdays it is part of Medway council, rather than directly under Kent council. However, links to Kent still exist via the Lieutenancies Act.

The Church is there as it is the centre of the village history. It is believed that worship has taken place at this location since roman times. The church itself defies all other church builds. Every church built faces East, except this church. It is said that it was laid in this direction as there was already a holy site adjacent to the church, and therefore the church was laid differently to allow for this.

Location: On the A228, South West of the village Plaque: no Construction Material: The post is wood and sign is metal Web Address: [Web Link] Sign Date: Not listed Occasion Commemorated: Not listed Artist: Not listed

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