The Sign
The sign was erected in 1994 to celebrate the centenary of the parish council and designed and made by Peter Lockwood and Robert Bassett.

The signs consists of two sides, both with a cuckoo and Sexton's wheel on both sides. The cuckoo relates to the meaning of the village name and can be seen perching and in flight. The Sexton's Wheel is the only one of two of its kind left in the country and can be found hanging above the door in the church of St Mary; the other is in Norfolk at Long Stratton church. On one side the cuckoo is surrounded by a birch wood forest (long gone), ears of wheat and corn and the flower of 'Lords and Ladies', also known as 'cuckoo pint'.

The Name and Population
The population was 588 at the 2011 census. The name was Jacheslea or Iacheslea in 1086 and Iakeslea in 1170. Its name means "The wood or woodland clearing of the cuckoo", from Old English.

Other Points of Interest

This curious survival, is a device consisting of two wheels, 2 feet 8 inches in diameter, revolving on a single axle. Many theories have been proposed for use of the wheels, including the idea that they were used purely as ornaments for church doors. It has also been suggested that those wishing to fast, in honour of the Virgin Mary, from one of the six Lady Days, could choose one at random by catching one of six strings attached to named spokes. It was the Sexton who would set the two wheels revolving .