CBN 093 - Tiptree Traditional Cache

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Erz-n-Myn: Thank you to all who enjoyed these walks.

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Hidden : 11/11/2011
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation Series


Placed with the kind permission of Essex Waterways. Please refer to the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation (GC37P3P) cache for more information on this walk along the canal.

TIPTREE, the name of a high quality jam, but just as importantly, a village in the heart of Essex countryside and the place where in 1885 Arthur Charles Wilkin first experimented with jam-making. In the Iron Age, Tiptree was the meeting place for two great tribes, the Catuvellauni and the Trinovantes. Roman settlers preferred the land around Colchester and Maldon to the poor soil of Tiptree. In the post-Roman period, a Saxon named Tippa came from the Blackwater settlements to a plateau on which stood a tree, later to become known as Tippa’s Tree. Tiptree receives no mention in the Domesday Book but by 1204, in the reign of King John, a vast wasteland of over 1000 acres was recorded, known as Tiptree Heath. Soon a small priory was established, but by the 16th century, only two Black Canons remained and the area remained largely unpopulated. Court records next show that during the 17th Century gypsies and vagabonds made the heath a dark and wild area. In the 18th century, smugglers used it as a sorting ground for goods landed from the Blackwater estuary. Farmers turned a deaf ear to strange noises in the night and often awoke to find the horses lathered and a keg of brandy in the porch. In Victorian days, as they travelled to Maldon and Witham, Wilkin men would still carry heavy sticks to ward off vagabonds. So this was to be the place that would eventually become known the world over for its famous preserves.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fghzc

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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