Historic Cricklade Multi-Cache
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A multi-stage cache of under a mile, gathering data from historical plaques around the small Cotswold town of Cricklade. The walk is all paved, so this makes an ideal cache for those muddy winter months!
Cricklade means "place by the river crossing", and the town motto "in lovely surroundings", is derived from a 12th century document. Cricklade lies on a kink of the Roman-built Ermin Street and has been described as an example of a Saxon new town. In 1821 William Cobbett described Cricklade as a "villainous hole" due to its poverty!
The co-ordinates above are for a recommended free public car park.
Our thanks to the Cricklade Museum and the Cricklade Historical Society (who frequent the Red Lion pub) for their help in setting this cache.
Start from Waypoint 1 at N51 38.418 W001 51.403 Year built = 18AB
Use crossing here, then go to
Waypoint 2 at N51 38.(A-B)(B*3)B W001 51.(A/2)(A-2)(B*4) Width of plot = CD
Waypoint 3 is at N51 38.(C+2)(D*3)(C+5) W001 51.(C-1)(D+5)(D+2) Date of the August 1783 hanging = EF
Take care crossing over road to
Waypoint 4 at N51 38.(F-4)(E+5)(E+3) W001 51.(F/3)(E-1)(F-3) Number of different names this pub had = G
Waypoint 5 is at N51 38.(G+1)(G+1)G W001 51.(G-1)(G+2)(G-3) Year school was founded = 19HJ
The cache is a clip-lock box in a camo bag which can be found at N51 38.(G+B)HD W001 51.(A/J)(C-E)F
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Ynetr pyvc-ybpx obk va terra pnzb ont, va vil pbirerq ohfu gb evtug bs qbbe
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