The Sign
The sign has two sides with different themes, dominated by Sir William Bardwell (Berdewell). The side with the village name on shows the arms of the Berdewell family. On the reverse side the theme is dominated by Sir William de Bredewell on his horse in full armour and bearing his family shield with the leaping goat. In the background are the church of St Peter and St Paul, the Blackbourne River in the bottom left and the windmill which still stands and is now a private dwelling.

The Name and Population
The population was 785 at the 2011 census. The village was called Bardwella in the Domesday Book. The name means "Bearda's spring' or spring by the brim", from Old English and Anglian.

Other Points of Interest

You can still see the Bardwells’ arms in a stained glass window at the church, commemorating Sir William de Bardwell/Berdewell, 1367-1434, a benefactor to the church. Gules, a goat salient argent, armed or – in other words, a red background, showing a silver goat with gold horns.