Yattendon - Oaken Copse Traditional Cache
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This cache is hidden in a small copse (which is currently carpeted in bluebells) near Yattendon. There is plenty of free parking in the village; take the footpath that runs alongside or through the churchyard.
Yattendon has been known by various names: Etingedene (1086), Gettendon (1195), Jetingedon (1223) & Watindeden (1236). The great Norreys family held Yattendon Castle for many years. Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon were visitors during the latter years of their marriage. While there, the Queen’s lady-in-waiting, Anne Boleyn, of whom the King was already enamoured, dropped her handkerchief during a dance. It was retrieved by Henry Norreys, thus setting in motion the rumours that led to both he and Anne eventually losing their heads for adultery. Stories are still told in the village of a wealthy family who, fleeing from their Yattendon home during the Civil War, hid a vast fortune in gold down a deep well. It has never been found.
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Haqre n gerr.