The Sign (taken from notes off the village website compiled by Revd. David Mulrenan)

The sign was unveiled on July 19th, 2008. It was unveiled by its designer, Mary Moore of Brandeston. Mary had been making village signs for some twenty-five years and Brundish was the last sign she made.

The design of the Brundish sign is based on the historical roots of the village. It symbolises its bonds with the land and the parish church of St. Lawrence.

The sign is placed within the village green at a cross of four roads, known as Crown Corner, near the village's public house. As one approaches Brundish from any direction the sign creates a pleasing impression with the village green in the background.
The typeface used for the name Brundish was designed exclusively for this sign. The background of the name panel represents the origin of the word Brundish.  The name panel thus illustrates the meander of a stream surrounded by green pasture.
The overall shape of the sign was brought about by observing the magnificent perpendicular east window in Brundish Church with its delicate tracery. This tracery was painstakingly re-created in the top segment of the sign. Within this work, and with great attention to detail, the maker has incorporated the characters featured in the original. On the left hand side of the window is the crowned head of a king. On the right is a rather bizarre caricature of a demon, not surprisingly a rare occurrence in ecclesiastical stained glass. The background colours through the window are of the sky and the greenery of the churchyard. When standing inside the church, one couldn't imagine stained glass creating a more beguiling effect, with the changing light and movement of the trees.
The centre point of the design features Sire Edmound de Burnedissh. This is a faithful reproduction of the oldest and most important brass of its kind in Suffolk, illustrating a priest in vestments. The brass is situated in what is known as the Founder's Tomb, on the north wall of the nave of Brundish Church. It dates from around 1360 when the church, in its present form, was starting to be built. Surrounding Sire Edmound are depictions of sheaves of wheat and barley representing Brundish's agricultural importance of yesteryear as well as the present day.

The old fashioned plough, which is seen on many a Suffolk village sign, is a fitting symbol of the labour given by Brundish folk down the years. The background of this panel shows the ploughed furrows in a field.

The hexagonal base houses three stone tablets that record the names of those in Brundish who gave their lives in the first and second world war.

The Name and Population
The Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names defines that Brundish comes from the Old English burna and edisc meaning "a stream with pasture". The stream almost certainly refers to the River Alde. Brundish is situated at the head of the shallow Alde Valley in an area known as the High Suffolk Plain. The River Alde has its source within the parish boundary. The population was 287 at the 2011 census, which includes Tannington.

Other Points of Interest
The church is dedicated to St Lawrence.