Meg's 1st Cache Traditional Cache

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Deceangi: As the Cache Owner has failed to action a Needs Archiving Log, I'm Archiving this cache for Non Maintenance.

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Hidden : 10/30/2010
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is a small clip and lock box containing a log book and pencil and enough room for small swaps, TBs, coins etc. There is a Geocaching pin badge inside for FTF the cache. Beware Muggles at certain times of the week depending on church activity. Can be an easy cache and dash.

The cache is located adjacent to the grassed overflow parking area outside St. Margaret’s Church on the Centenary Way footpath through the village. It is hidden close to the historic gates to Wolston Manor, the only feature of the Manor still in existence today.

History

Wolston Manor was the ancestral home of the Wilcox family. The three storey red brick building was situated amid a wealth of artistic and well-wooded grounds, and many Rugby people became acquainted with the sylvan beauty of the surroundings by visiting the Annual Flower Show there.
The Wilcox family had been settled in the Brandon and Wolston district since the reign of Henry VII. The lordship of Wolston came into the possession of the Wilcox family about the close of the seventeenth century. A prominent member of the family was Mr. Robert Wilcox, who flourished in the early years of the seventeenth century.

The village lost Wolston Manor in the early part of the twentieth century. Evidence of its
importance remains in the village with the Grove Plantation and pedestrian and
vehicular access stone gate piers. The stable building remains, now converted
into a dwelling.

Present Day

Two sets of piers, of stone and brick with stone caps and ornate metal gates, are highly decorated and indicate access to a prominent building. The entrances are now overgrown with shrubs and trees. However, they would formerly have given access to Wolston Manor; part of the site now accommodates the school. To the rear of the school the Grove and Plantations Woodlands provides a further link to the history of the site. The narrow strip of woodland was part of the grounds to the manor and now acts as a buffer between the twentieth century houses to the south and the adjacent countryside.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fghzcrq?

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)


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