The Sign
The sign was paid for by Gary Grimes parents, who the sign is dedicated to and erected in 1984. The village used to comprise of two parishes which are now combined and has two churches, All Saints is redundant. The towers of these two churches can be seen on the sign. St James on the left and All Saints on the right. In between the towers is a bridge which replaced a ford on which stands two Roman legionnaires with the wheel of an old watermill which still stands close by. On the bridge is a head of an Abbott. At the bottom of the sign is Boudicca in her chariot crossing the River Lark. I assume a Roman road passed through the area at one point. At the top of the post is a shield showing a stag, which may represent the King's Forest which lies to the east of the village. 

The Name and Population
The population was 423 at the 2011 census. It was called Ecclingaham in the Domesday Book. The name means "Homestead or village of the followers of Ycel" from Old English.

Other Points of Interest
Excavation of Roman site 1977, coin hoard found plus Roman villa believed to be the site of Roman station of Combretonium/Comboritum. Roman Bronzes from Icklingham treasure disappeared: believed to be result of illegal use of metal detectors. Only evidence of the bronzes existence are photographs. Believed to be sent to Australia.

Icklingham has a Roman Christian graveyard, and a lead receptacle, reputed to be a baptismal font, was found on the same site. It is now located in the British Museum.