'P' is for Petersfield.
Petersfield is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district. It is 17 miles (27 km) north of Portsmouth, via the A3 road. The town has its own railway station on the Portsmouth Direct Line, the mainline rail link connecting Portsmouth and London. Situated on the northern slopes of the South Downs, Petersfield lies wholly within the South Downs National Park.
The town is on the crossroads of well-used north–south (formerly the A3 road which now bypasses the town) and east–west routes (today the A272 road) and it grew as a coach stop on the Portsmouth to London route. Petersfield is twinned with Barentin in France, and Warendorf in Germany.
At the centre of the town in front of St. Peters church is The Square where you can find the only statue of William of Orange in a town square in the United Kingdom outside Northern Ireland and commemorates William's victory at the Battle of the Boyne.
One of the most popular areas, and considered the jewel in the crown by many, is The Heath. This area covers some 69 acres of land together with a 22 acre pond. The Heath is just a short walk from the Town Centre and is the site of the annual Taro Fair. This was originally a horse fair but is now a large fun fair with many sideshows, which is enjoyed by many in the area every year.
Details of the cache
A location in the heart of what is now a housing estate but was once a farm. The Petersfield to Midhurst railway line looped south from north of the current station level crossing before travelling on elevated banks to a bridge at the bottom of Ramshill, then more elevated banking from the Community Centre to the location of the cache and then on through what are now the back gardens of Lower Mead, across Pullens Lane (where the bridge pillar bases can still be seen), along the bottom of the gardens of the houses that back onto Penns Place playing fields and then out into the country and to the next station at Nyewood (Rogate and Harting).
A parking waypoint is given; you may find the final approach on foot easier from the south side - take the path to the east then cut back on the path heading west behind the bank where you will pass a little bridge on the left.
This cache was placed by PetersfieldPoodlePosse, if you see a Poodle and a Lhasa Apso crossing the bridge, say Hi as it will be me or Mrs PPP taking them for a walk!
Bonus Cache
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