
Atlas Obscura
Woolpit Village Sign in Woolpit, England
In the Suffolk village of Woolpit stands a sign that depicts a wolf on one side, a steepled church in the middle and an unusual pair of green-coloured children. This faintly folk horror-esque sign alludes to the fascinating Medieval story of the "green children of Woolpit," which has been told for centuries. At some point in the 12th century, a shepherd from the village of Woolpit was startled…