The Sign
The sign is double sided with different depictions and made of unpainted metal, erected in 1977 to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee. The side shown here on the left depicting crossed swords and a steel helmet commemorates two battles which took place here. In around 902 King Edward fought off a cousin to retain the English crown and in 1173 Henry II defeated the Earl of Leicester and a Flemish army at the Battle of Fornham. On the other side shown here on the right are trout relating to the meaning of the village name.

The Name and Population
The name means "Trout homestead or village" with the church dedication on the end and was also called Fornham in the Domesday Book of 1086. The population was 1,160 at the 2011 census.

Other Points of Interest

The church is dedicated to All Saints.

Fornham has three villages, the other two are Fornham St Genevieve and Fornham St Martin