GCYFC4 The Unfortunate Street Names Set: 5 (Grimpits) (Traditional Cache) in West Midlands, United Kingdom created by mumbo jumbo

This cache has been archived.

geohatter: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it.

If you wish to email me please send your email via my profile (click on my name) and quote the cache name and number.

Paul
geohatter - http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=geohatter
Volunteer UK Reviewer - http://www.geocaching.com UK Geocaching Wiki - https://wiki.groundspeak.com/display/GEO/United+Kingdom
Geocaching.com Help Center - http://support.groundspeak.com//index.php
UK Geocaching Information and Resource site - http://www.follow-the-arrow.co.uk

** Please include the GC code (or link) and name of any cache you are referring to in your email or reply. Failure to do so may delay your query being dealt with ** The contents of this email are confidential and you may not copy, forward or upload the contents to any other person or website without the permission of the sender.

GCYFC4 ▼

A cache by mumbo jumbo Message this owner

Hidden : 9/23/2006

Difficulty:

Terrain:

Size: Size: micro (micro)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:

This drive-by series celebrates the seemingly quirky names we Brits have given to some of our streets and roads. It involves six caches plus a bonus cache in which you will (among other things) find a book on British place names. Four of them are micros; the rest are Tupperware of varying sizes with the usual goodies.

This set is for the dedicated cacher as the caches are not particularly close together. It will involve a fair amount of driving (or cycling). That said, the whole set has been done in 3 hours (well done TreasureTrailers!!).

The bonus cache co-ordinates are N52 AB.C18 W001 DE.F81. The values of the letters A - F are found in the logbook or Geocaching notice of caches 1 - 6. I had planned to call the set “A Series of Unfortunate Street Names – Cache the First / Second / Third” etc but this style is too long. The only reason I mention this is that all of the logbooks / Geocaching notices show this style as the cache name. I’ll update them as the logbooks get filled up.

Where possible, I have included information about the reason why a road is named as it is.

The other caches in the series are:

1 Pestilence
2 Dogpool
3 Poverty
4 Coldbath
6 World's End
The Bonus

There are loads of books about place names and street names. There’s probably one for your area. In the meantime, and to whet your appetite, follow this link enter your postcode and enjoy the results.

-----------------------------------------------------------

Grimpits Lane

Just think of a muggy summer’s day on the underground in London's rush hour - phwaaarrrrr!! On second thoughts, maybe not…

This was originally set deliberately as the most "difficult" yet important part of the set. The find levels reflect that. It also makes for more difficult maintenance! So, after some months disabled, I have resurrected this in its fourth incarnation as a much more simple magnetic 35mm pot and in across the lane from the previous location. The logbook / Geocaching notice gives the value of E. Don’t forget to make a note of it. Please check sight lines when replacing. There is a "sweet spot".

The church of St Mary’s, Wythall has an excellent website with extensive analysis of the history of the parish and the local area. According to this, the Lay Subsidy Roll for the County of Worcester c. 1280 records that Ralph and William de Grymesput lived here. So the name derives from “Grymesput”. This also make this lane the one with the oldest traceable derivation in the series.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jngpu bhg sbe ubefrf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)