Leysdown-on-Sea - Kent - Pictorial Village Signs on Waymarking.com

A pictoral village sign for Leysdown-on-Sea on the Leysdown Road, near to the Harty Ferry Road.

The area is known for birdwatching, and the sign shows a birdwatcher and several species that may be seen here. It is also the birthplace of british aviation - a plaque on the sign celebrates 100 years, 1909 - 2009. At the top of the sign is a representation of one of the Short Brothers early planes, possibly a Voisin biplane.

"Leysdown-on-Sea is a coastal village on the east side of the Isle of Sheppey in the Borough of Swale in Kent, England. The civil parish is Leysdown and includes the settlements of Bay View, Shellness and Harty.

It is noted in the Domesday Book as being called "Legesdun" and the name is thought to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon words Leswe (pasture) and Dun (hill).

A very small hamlet up to late Victorian times, it was developed a little after the arrival of the Sheppey Light Railway in 1903, though grand plans for the establishment of a large resort with hotels never materialised. The railway was closed in the 1950s.

On 2 May 1909, John Moore-Brabazon became the first resident British citizen to make a recognised powered heavier-than-air flight in the UK flying from the Aero Club's ground at Leysdown in his Voisin biplane Bird of Passage."

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Sign Date: 01/01/2009 Occasion Commemorated: centenery of aviation at Laysdown Location: Leysdown Road Plaque: yes Construction Material: Metal Artist: Not listed Web Address: Not listed

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