Bacton - Norfolk
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N 52° 50.866 E 001° 28.999
31U E 397860 N 5856414
Bacton village sign on Walcott Road, Bacton.
Waymark Code: WMQRZH
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/25/2016
Views: 2
Village sign for Bacton (which includes Bromholm & Keswick). Erected to celebrate the silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977. The sign depicts a monk, presumably Baxton de Glanville, founder of the nearby Cluniac-priory in 1113 (now a ruin). It also depicts a small sailing boat, some fish and wheat, indicating the fishing and farming industries of the past.
Bacton is a small coastal community offering a sandy beach, a variety of business from accommodation to something to eat. Besides the village of Bacton, the parish includes the nearby settlements of Bacton Green, Bromholm with its ruined Cluniac Priory (now within a private farm, once famous for housing a true' piece of the Holy Cross).
Sign Date: 01/01/1977
Occasion Commemorated: Queen Elizabeth II silver jubilee
Location: Small green on B1159, Walcott Road
Plaque: no
Construction Material: wood
Artist: Not listed
Web Address: Not listed
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