The Sign
The sign was erected on 5th September 1981, designed by Andrew Grosvenor and J.N.D. Harvey and made by B.E. Chapman, D.R. Harvey, A.H. Whatling, R.N. Wilkins and H.M.E. Wheeler, according to a plaque on the post.

The sign is circular with a post-mill centre stage, which has now disappeared surrounded by the 8 bells in the church, said to be the oldest ring of eight bells in the world. On the top of the post is the shield of the Jernegan family.

The Name and Population
The population was 305 at the 2011 census. It was called Horam or Horan(t) in the Domesday Book. The name means "Muddy homestead or village" from Old English.

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

The composer Benjamin Britten used a cottage in Horham as a composing retreat from 1970 until his death in 1976.