2006
TQ6948 : Laddingford village sign
taken 19 years ago, near to Laddingford, Kent, England
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Laddingford village sign
King George VI recommended that the old custom of identifying villages with carved or painted name signs could be revived. In 1920, Biddenden had won a Daily Mail competition for a sign featuring the two Biddenden Maids.
More villages followed, especially in 1953, the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. More signs have been put up due to the Millennium. This has meant half of the county villages are identified.]
See also Link , an article on Kent Village Signs
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More villages followed, especially in 1953, the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. More signs have been put up due to the Millennium. This has meant half of the county villages are identified.]
See also Link , an article on Kent Village Signs
See other images of Kent Village Signs
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- Grid Square
- TQ6948, 92 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Oast House Archive (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 3 September, 2006 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 4 February, 2007
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 691 485 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:12.6831N 0:25.1928E - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TQ 691 486
- View Direction
- SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
