Meriden has long been considered
the village at the centre of England. The plaque by the
500-year old sandstone monument on the village green states
that it marks the centre, although there is some debate over
this. The earliest written reference that can be found to
support this claim is from Victorian days. In the nearby pub,
the Bull's Head, a small brass plaque was set into the wooden
floor claiming to be the very centre of England. Ordnance
Survey now state that the balancing point of a 2-dimensional
cut-out of England would be some 11 miles away, in a field
just north of Nuneaton.
But we're traditionalists, so Meriden it is!
Now take a walk around the green. According to the various
inscriptions on display...
When was the cross loaned out?
| 1952 |
A=7 |
| 1977 |
A=5 |
| 1999 |
A=6 |
When did the war end?
| 1857 |
B=4 |
| 1919 |
B=0 |
| 1946 |
B=8 |
When was John Hunt's tree planted?
| 1973 |
C=1 |
| 1983 |
C=5 |
| 1939 |
C=9 |
What was Wm. Robinson?
| Astronaut |
D=3 |
| Councillor |
D=9 |
| Cyclist |
D=8 |
How many years does the wooden bench commemorate?
How many years does the tree commemorate?
Now feed your answers into the figures below to find the cache
itself.
N52° 2A.BC6, W001° 3D.EF3
Remember the location of this cache if you want to play
GeoRugby. Whenever
there is a kick-off or scrum the Ball
will be placed here!