The Old Road Traditional Cache
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A Small Cache hidden on the old road that once connected Read with Gt Harwood. Only a short walk away from Read Garden Centre and the Riverside cafe! No hint because its a easy find. Although if you are struggling I have uploaded the view from the cache site.
+++-- Well Done 'the hungry hunters' FTF --+++
This cache can easily be conbined with GC1NA99 Read Woods, GC2REKC Read Old Bridge roadside and GC2THWY Wicken Tree Cache. These would make a nice circular walk I would suggest starting with The Old Road then Read Old Bridge roadside then Read Woods and finally Wicken Tree Cache.
Read is situated in the Ribble Valley, an area of outstanding natural beauty. A village steeped in history, Read lies on the A671 which was originally built as a turnpike road from Portfield to Padiham in the 1840's.
The 16th Century saw the gradual development of what is now the old village of Read, along the main medieval road between Whalley and Padiham. Read Hall was the seat of the Nowell family from the 1300's and Roger Nowell played a central role in the trials of the Pendle Witches of 1612. The Battle of Read Old Bridge was fought in 1643 between a Royalist force and Parliamentarians, resulting in the downfall of the Lancashire Royalist cause.
In the 1870's Victoria Mill, together with a few houses for employees, was built alongside the turnpike road by the Kemp family and this area of Read became known as Newtown. More houses and shops were built using stone quarried in the village and Read now boasts a variety of small businesses catering for all needs.
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