Seen in a London street, it's a boundary marker for the parish/church of St Clement Danes in the City. Legend has it that this name harks back to the 9th century when Danes (from present day Denmark) colonised the village of Aldwych and set up the dividing line between Danish and English control of this island. There are several possible stories though including Alfred the Great forcing Danes to adopt Christianity and Harold I (who had Danish links) being buried there in 1040 among other stories, nothing like a good urban myth to keep the plebs interested!
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