Friday 19 March 2021

19th March 2021 - Orchard Park, Fenstanton and Fen Drayton

 Orchard Park

Orchard Park is a housing development in South Cambridgeshire between Cambridge and the A14. It is a district and civil parish. It was not on my list of villages and it is only chance that Denny noticed the sign down a road as we cycled along the busway.
Orchard Park village sign

A famer sowing, an iron age round house, a roman soldier and an apple(?) tree. An apple under the sign.

Fenstanton

Fenstanton village sign
Double sided. Church, hexagonal building, coot on lake. Cross keys and sword crest above and Tudor English sailing ship below. 
Fenstanton village sign

Farming view, dairy cows, milk churns, horse and cart, lorry, wheat, church spire in the distance.

Plaque on post: "Sponsored by Dairy Crest Dairies For the Village of Fenstanton July 2000"

Fen Drayton

Fen Drayton village sign
Metal sign that can be view from both sides. Swan flying over lake with goose and water fowl. Church tree and house with stepped gable.

49 village signs in 15 cycle rides so far. The furthest from home so far is Fenstanton which is 15.7km away. 

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