Old Water Supply Traditional Cache
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This is a Nano magnetic Cache situated along The Front in the
village of Middleton One Row. The village green is a popular
meeting place for local rambling clubs to meet before joining the
Teesdale Way, therefore stealth needed as very high muggles area.
Please take your own pen/pencil for the log
"Middleton One Row",or Over Middleton, is situated five miles
East-South-East from Darlington. The village originally consisted
of a single row of houses on the north side of the river Tees and
village green, giving the village its name. Owing to its proximity
of the Dinsdale Spa Baths , this place has much improved of late
years: many private dwellings of a superior character have been
built, adding to the appearance of the village. The Parish Church
dedicated to St George, is situated on elevated ground, to the
South-East and is a small plain structure, consisting of a nave,
chancel, and embattled West Tower, added in 1883-4. In 1889 the
church was restored and reseated; the cost,£150, was raised by
subscription. In the neighbouring village of Middleton St George
runs the branch of the Roman road called Rikenild Street, which
crossed the river at Pounteys Bridge, some traces of which are
visible at low water. At this place in the reign of one of the
Plantagent kings, the Popes nuncio was robbed by the band under Sir
Roger de Middleton. Owing to the bad reputation of the district,
and lawless character of the people, the road by Croft was opened
as being safer for travellers. Between the church of St Laurence
and the west end of the village are traces of earthworks, said to
mark the site of one of Earl Sewards strong places. There are
traditions of several momastic foundations, said to have existed in
this parish, notably a friarage, occupying the site called the
Friaries. On the sloping bank adjoining is the Friar's well, noted
for its water; also on the site known as Towerhill stood what is
generally understood to have been a British camp. Various fragments
of Roman tiles,and bricks, were found by workmen when digging in Mr
Barnard's grounds. The street mentioned above, after crossing by
Pountey's Bridge , ran directly norhwards through Sadberge, Great
Stainton, by way of Garmondsway Moor to South Shields, where a
considerable Roman station existed.
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