Bucks Series A-Z....J Traditional Cache
Smithbats: Too many people, too many changes, we are archiving this one to release J mark 2 very soon!
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After seeing many other Alphabetical series, we decided to do our
own for our corner of the county of Buckinghamshire.
The caches all vary, some are bigger than others, but none are
micros and all have room for swaps.
"We don't have a village beginning with J, so this cache is being
placed in Bierton because it has a Jubilee Hall. Bierton lies only
half a mile from Aylesbury, it was the last road leaving Aylesbury
to have its toll gate removed. At one point the village contained
no fewer than seven public houses and porter houses. The stained
glass door of the long since defunct ""Star"" can still be seen as
can that of the 'Eagle' next door to the Jubilee Hall. The two
remaining hostelries are the historically significant Red Lion, and
the Bell.
The Red Lion public house is a 16th century inn, and was
significant during the English Civil War. Bierton was a Royalist
stronghold, at odds with its larger Roundhead neighbour of
Aylesbury, and the Red Lion was host to many Cavalier Officers, and
rumours have it to Charles I himself. Bierton was the site of a
minor Civil War Battle, the battle site being to the northwest of
the village towards Weedon.
The major industry of the village in times past was brick making.
Sitting on large sub-strata of Bierton Complex blue clay, the
resource was mined for several centuries, and the bricks were fired
close to the quarry. Brick Kiln lane exists to this day, although
the workings themselves are no longer active."
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Onfr bs cbfg
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