The Sign
The sign was erected in 1990 as shown on the sign. The signs depicts three main subjects:

The church of St Margaret with its pyramid shape tower cap

The stalks of wheat representing agriculture and the meaning of the village name

Four horseshoes representing the local blacksmith who was also the owner of the Four Horseshoes pub, which still stands, but is now a private residence.

The Name and Population
The name means "Wheat open land" from Old English. It was called Watefelda (fella) in the Domesday Book. The population was 335 at the 2011 census.

Other Points of Interest
Whatfield Hall is a timber-framed and plastered two-story building, possibly of the 16th or 17th century.

The parish church of St Margaret is a small church dating from the 13th and 14th century that has been modified and improved several times over the centuries.