The St Helens sign depicts a goose standing on an island. This strange symbol is from the name of the large village green that is known as 'Goose Island' after the geese that used to inhabit it. The village green claims to be the second largest in England. St Helens is also famous as the birthplace of Sophie Dawes who had a very chequered (well notorious) history from the Newport workhouse ending up as the Baronne de Feuchère, for some reason she doesn't feature on the village sign. Also noteworthy is the tower of the old church which is now a seamark, said to be Admiral Lord Nelson last view of England.
About Village Sign Caches
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This cache belongs to the Village Sign Series, a series of caches based on ornate signs that depict the heritage, history and culture of the villages that put them up (generally on the village green!).
The signs can be made of different materials from fibreglass to wood, from forged steel to stone. They can depict anything from local industry to historical events. The tradition probably started in Norfolk or Suffolk and has now spread across most of the country so we thought we would base a series on them!
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More information, bookmarks and statistics can be found at the Village Signs Website
If anybody would like to expand the Village Sign Series, please do.
I would ask that you request a number for your cache first at www.villagesignseries.co.uk
so we can keep track of the Village Sign numbers and names to avoid duplication.