2011

TQ7053 : Teston Village Sign

taken 13 years ago, near to Teston, Kent, England

Teston Village Sign
Teston Village Sign
On the Street, leading from the A26 into the village.
Teston

Teston is a small village on the A26 west of Maidstone. There is a Mediaeval bridge across the River Medway just south of the village. The Village has a shop/post office, church, village hall & farm shop. Readers, makers of cricket balls, have a factory in the village.
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link

Kent Village Signs

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


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright David Anstiss and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Teston Village [16] · Street [12] · A26 [8] Other Photos: · Close-up of Teston Village Sign ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
TQ7053, 214 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Anstiss   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 1 July, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 5 July, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7041 5341 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:15.2635N 0:26.4376E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7043 5337
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image classification(about): Geograph
This page has been viewed about 75 times
You are not logged in login | register