The WIld Man of Sproughton, depicted on the village s sign
- Credit: Keith Evans/Geograph.org.uk
Reported to have the second largest number of village signs in the UK, every corner of Suffolk is full of weird, wonderful and interesting signs.
Here are five more village and town signs, and what they mean.
Sproughton
Found just three miles outside of Ipswich is the village of Sproughton – and its village sign depicts a tale most interesting.
Shown on the left-hand side of the colourful wooden sign is the settlement’s late 18th century Grade II-listed Georgian water mill, and to the right is a man running away, carrying a screaming child. But who is this man? And what is he up to?
Reviewed in short: New books by Margaret Reynolds, Michio Kaku, AK Blakemore and Jay Griffiths
newstatesman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newstatesman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
It could be 2 years before hospitals return to pre-Covid levels – Worcestershire chief
redditchadvertiser.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from redditchadvertiser.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.