Tom Longs Post - Minchinhampton Common road sign
Tom Long’s Post is a modern signpost where a number of minor roads meet in the middle of Minchinhampton Common (SO 859 012). Although the present signpost is modern, the interest here is how the name Tom Long became associated with it. Several books suggest that Tom Long was a highwayman who was executed where he had committed his crimes. In fact most hangings took place at the gallows at Over or at the County Gaol in Gloucester, so if Tom Long was a highwayman, it is more likely that the post was where his body was hung in chains after execution as a deterrent to others. Another story is that Tom Long was a suicide who was buried at the cross-roads because he could not be buried in consecrated ground.
Size: 2709px × 3534px
Location: Minchinhampton Common, UK
Photo credit: © urbanbuzz / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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