Village Sign, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, UK
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bill&ben
N 51° 54.799 E 000° 12.005
31U E 307431 N 5755101
A wooden sign at the side of the B1383.
Waymark Code: WMC3MK
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/21/2011
Views: 2
This is one of a pair of identical signs, located on the B1383, North and South of the village. The sign consists of a medieval night in chain mail and pointed helmet. The sign also has the words Magna Carta 1215. The imagery of the sign alludes to Richard de Mountfitchet. Richard was one of the barons that forced King John to sign the Magna Carta. In addition to owning lands at Stansted, Richard owned the island at Runnymede where the Magna Carta was signed.
Location: Side of road at two entrance to village
Plaque: no
Construction Material: Wood
Web Address: [Web Link]
Sign Date: Not listed
Occasion Commemorated: Not listed
Artist: Not listed
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