The cache lies just on the boundary of the village of Waverton. Previously known as Wavretone and featured in the Doomsday Book the village name was changed in 1260 to what we know today.
Interestingly these are the names of the people mentioned in the Wavretone entry in the Doomsday Book in 1086:
Alnoth; Dunning; Earnwig; Earnwine; Edward; Edwin; Father of Gamal; Gamal; Grimkel; Hrafnsvartr; Hundingr; Ilbert; Ketil; Kolben; Leofric; Moran; Morfari; Mundret; Nigel; Odard; Osbern fitzTezzon; Priest of Church of Lymm; Rawn; Reginald; Rhys; Roger; Stenulf; Tezelin; Thorth; Wulfgeat; Wulfric; sergeant of Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester.
In the 2001 Census 756 males and 804 females lived in the village.
Residents Joseph Wright and his sons, Jack, Joe, Robert and Tom were the best known greyhound breeders in the UK in the 1800’s.
The Battle of Rowton Moor took place in this area on 24 September 1645 during the English Civil War. The Royalists under the command of King Charles 1 intended to relieve the siege of Chester but were beaten by the Parliamentarians. Although it was known that both sides suffered heavy casualties the Royalists lost 600 killed and 900 taken prisoner.
Alongside the cache is the A41 road which links Birkenhead with London. The northern extension of the road dates back to 1935. Since the advent of motorways stretches of this trunk road have become less important although judging by the amount of traffic still using it, that can be hard to believe.
The Shropshire Union Canal passes through the centre of the village. The canal main line from Wolverhampton to Ellesmere Port, completed in 1835 was the last major civil engineering project project of Thomas Telford.
Up until the 1960’s Waverton had a railway station on the North Wales Coast Line.