Chiltern Wells #5 - Ipsden Traditional Cache
Chiltern Wells #5 - Ipsden
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This cache is part of a series of seven caches placed at or near wells in the Chilterns. At the top of the logs (of six of the seven caches), you will find a number - eg A=1, B=2 etc - which you can use to get the co-ordinates of a bonus cache.
You can park very close to all the wells, so most of the caches can be done as drive-bys. If you want to do them as a circuit, you may want to do them in roughly numerical order - starting at Binfield Heath, then Rotherfield Peppard, Gallowstree Common, Kidmore End, Ipsden, Stoke Row, Highmoor and then the bonus...
Some geology/history... Chalk is a very porous rock so a high percentage of rainwater just seeps through the cracks and fissures in the chalk down to the water table, rather than collecting in streams and rivers. In previous centuries, villages up in the Chilterns often suffered from severe water shortages and relied on wells for their water supply - many communities didn't get piped water until the mid-1900s. Maharajah's Well in Stoke Row is almost certainly the best known well in the area, but there are many more, both beside roads and also in people's back gardens. Most of the wells date from the mid to late 19th century.
IPSDEN WELL
This well is right next to the church and dates from 1865. It was presented to the community of Ipsden by an Indian gentleman named Rajah Sir Deonarayun Singh, a year after the well at Stoke Row opened. It remained in use until piped water arrived in 1948. There are a number of other wells in Ipsden, including one with a donkey wheel at Ipsden House and a Roman (or possibly medieval) well at the bottom of Berin's Hill, close to the old Wellplace "Zoo".
You are looking for a magnetic nano. PLEASE REPLACE EXACTLY AS FOUND (as per the hint).
There is a cottage right next to the well, so please be discreet and please park considerately, if driving.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Yrsg fvqr, nobhg sbhe srrg hc, oruvaq prageny hcevtug
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