Four Four Marks - Watercress Line Traditional Geocache
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Four Four Marks - Watercress Line
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One of four caches that are placed on or near the parish boundary of Four Marks. Each will be a different sized cache, from a Nano to an Ammo Box
History of Four Marks
Just four and a half miles south west from Alton lies the Parish of Four Marks. It was created in 1932 from parts of the six parishes of Medstead, Ropley, Chawton, East Tisted, Newton Vallence and Farringdon. It covers 1,499 acres and is one of the smallest parishes in East Hampshire. Due to excessive building in the recent past it is also one of the most densely populated. It’s boundary to the north is the Watercress Railway line and as part of the central downland it is also the highest settlement in the district with views stretching to Hindhead, Winchester and Butser. The name appears on Ordnance Survey maps of 1897.
The Watercress Railway line, formerly the London and Southampton Railway was a very busy line with passengers and freight. It was opened in 1868 as Medstead Station and closed in 1973. It had changed it’s name to Medstead & Four Marks, and was used during the war to transport soldiers from Winchester to Waterloo. Coming up from Ropley and then down via Medstead station to Alton, was, and still is, known as going over the Alps. The cache location is at the highest point of the line. During the Second World War American troops were popular with local children, for the sweets and gum thrown from the carriages. Medstead & Four Marks station was re-opened in 1983, and the Watercress Line now runs from Alresford to Alton as a very popular tourist attraction.
This cache does not contain a pen, so please bring your own.
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