At the time of the Brontes' residence (from 1815 to 1820), Thornton was still a very small hamlet. Even by the standards of the day, Thornton was a very Puritanical community, and an unusual number of the names of nearby hamlets are of biblical origin (e.g. "Jericho", "Jerusalem", "Egypt", and the apocalytically named "World's End" - to list but a few). The Puritan influence is also reflected in the recorded Christian names of many of the inhabitants of the time: "Meshach", "Ezra" and "Cain" being popular recorded names for boys; "Kezia", "Tabitha" and "Abigail" being popular popular recorded names for girls. Indeed, the founder of the old church, a Reverend Caleb Kemp boasted that he had "sowed an amount of Puritan seed, the fruit of which was seen for many days..." (whatever that means !)
A small clip lock box with room for small swaps and tb's.
If you are doing the circular walk, we suggest doing the caches in the following order:
GC1Q3E4 Thornton Heights - Step Through The Cemetery
GC1Q3N4 Thornton Heights – Top O’ The Hill
GC1Q3NN Thornton Heights – I’ll Pack A Bag
GC1Q5YM Thornton Heights – Walls Of Jericho
GC1Q62V Thornton Heights – World’s End
GC1Q637 Thornton Heights – End of the World
GC1Q63M Thornton Heights – Step Up To Spring