Building 3 Traditional Geocache
aliandtone: Not over this side of MK this much these days, so decided to retrieve and archive.
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This is a straight to Cache Dash. Parking is available nearby.
Willen is a district of Milton Keynes, England and is also one of
the ancient villages of Buckinghamshire to have been included in
the designated area of the New City in the 1960s. The original
village is now a small but important part of the larger district
that contains it and to which it gives its name. The church at the
far end of the lake was designed by Robert Hooke The Peace Pagoda
(Stupa), The tiny parish church (1680) at Willen contains the only
unaltered building by the architect and physicist Robert Hooke
still in existence, and is a classic of the early English Baroque
period. Further around the lake, there is a Buddhist
Temple/monastery and a large stupa, a Peace Pagoda built in 1980 by
the Monks and Nuns of the Nipponzan-Myohoji. It was the first to be
built in the western hemisphere. There is a grass labyrinth nearby.
There is a large balancing lake at Willen Lake to capture flash
floods before they cause problems down stream. The north basin is a
wild-life sanctuary and a favourite of migrating aquatic birds. The
south basin is for leisure use, favoured by wind surfers and dinghy
sailors. The circuit of the lakes is a favoured "fun run".
Overlooking the lake, Willen Hospice
http://www.willen-hospice.org.uk/ provides specialist care for
people whose illness no longer responds to curative treatment (also
known as specialist palliative care). The village was recorded in
manorial records of 1189 as Wily. The name Willen is probably from
Anglo-Saxon or Old English meaning (at the) 'willows': the River
Ouzel meanders through land ideal for willows. The parish church
was dedicated to St Mary Magdalene. It is reputed to be the point
where several major ley lines converge . The district is also home
to Willen Cricket Club formed in the mid 1990s and Willen Juniors
FC who both play at Willen Fields on Portland Drive. At the local
centre you can find a newsagents, a fish and chip shop, a chemist
and various other stores and services. There are play parks for the
children and plenty of cycle ways. The local pub, The Ship Ashore
http://www.emberinns.co.uk/theshipashoremiltonkeynes/ serves food
and is especially popular for a selection of cask ales and is often
referred to as 'Building 3' by the employees of Mercedes-Benz UK
Ltd (In Bldg 1 and Bldg 2!
)http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedkingdom_website/en/home_mpc/passengercars.flash.html
This small cache is not big enough to store anything other than a
log sheet, please remember to bring a pen/pencil with you. It can
be very busy at times so take care. Congratulations on First To
Find go to WavendonWilliams
Additional Hints
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