GC2D7Z8 Towers above the Glen (Traditional Cache) in East Midlands, United Kingdom created by clive.cooper

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A cache by clive.cooper Message this owner

Hidden : 8/11/2010

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Co-ordinates have been changed due to multi muggle attacks.

PLEASE TAKE CARE WITH YOUNG CHILDREN - NEW CACHE IS NEAR TRAIN TRACKS

Parking is available at co-ordinates: N52°49.055 W000°10.053

The cache itself is a small plastic pot (slighty bigger than a 35mm film case) located within 200 meters of the parking area, it can be easily accessed by all ages, wheelchairs and prams are not advised.

The new cache currently contains:

Logbook with pencil
Few small swaps

What’s around this location Situated only meters away from the River Glen and Pinchbeck Water Tower, The River Glen leads direct to the Wash and out to sea. The river is loads with fresh water fish like Roach / Eel and Pike

The Village of Pinchbeck
The village was not always written as 'Pinchbeck'. The village name originated from something similar to Pincebec. This is possibly from Old English pinc+bece which simply means "Minnow Stream" (in Old English pinc means "a minnow" and bece means " a stream" and bece probably also comes from the Old Norman word bekkr which meant the same). It could have also come from the Old English pinca+bæc which simply means "Finch Ridge" (in Old English pince means "a finch" and bæc means "a ridge").
The village seems to have been in existence even prior to the Domesday Book according to information given on (visit link) the village was recorded as Pyncebek in 1051 in the Saxon Diplomatic Codex.
Whatever its original name, over the years the name of the village changed from Pincebec to Pynchebek and subsequently to the modern name of Pinchbeck. This sort of alteration in spellings is quite common when looking at the names of settlements as given in the past.
The meaning of the village's name makes me think it highly doubtful that the village was named after someone (i.e. I don't think a 'Bob Pincebec' decided to build a settlement and called it 'Pincebec') and think it more likely that the village was named after a landmark. If it was, as I think, named after a landmark then it is easy to see why the village probably got this name because the land in this region of the UK is flat fenlands and the village of Pinchbeck is also situated close to the River Glen.

Congratz to Paulfos - FTF (after original lost)
Congratz to Handymoo for FTF (after the move)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Arj ybpngvba naq n arj pyhr - vs snpg ab, gel naq svaq guvf bar jvgubhg nal pyhrf naq vs lbh pna'g gura unir n cvag. V jvyy nfx lbh gb ercynpr znxr va gur fnzr cynpr jvgu gur pbire, fb ybbx pnershyyl

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)