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#1 Wilberfoss - Mill Lane Traditional Cache

Hidden : 4/16/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

#1 of 8 caches placed around the village of Wilberfoss.

Mrs Melbridge was born and brought up here and as there were no caches here we thought it about time we put some down!

We hope you enjoy your walk round the village.


Wilberfoss is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
It is situated on the north side of the A1079 approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of York city centre.

Wilberfoss was first mentioned in an early York charter of around 1150AD.

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wilberfoss like this:

WILBERFOSS, a township and a parish in Pocklington district, E. R. Yorkshire. The township lies 2 miles SSW of Fangfoss r. station, and 8 E of York; gives name to the family of Wilberforce, who were seated here till 1710; and has a post-office under York. Acres, 1,230. Real property, £2,095. Pop., 386. Houses, 89. The parish includes Newton-upon-Derwent township, and comprises 2,870 acres. Pop., 632. Houses, 141. The property is subdivided. A Benedictine nunnery was founded here, before 1153, by Alan de Catton; and was given, at the dissolution, to G. Gale. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £74.* Patrons, Lord Leconfield and others. The church was recently restored. There are two Methodist chapels, and charities £25.

In 1967 the parish Church of St John the Baptist was designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.

According to the 2011 UK census, Wilberfoss parish had a population of 1,866.

There is a village shop, butchers and pub as well as the village sports pavillion and community centre.

This cache is placed on the corner of Main Street and Mill Lane; it is often called gas corner due to the gas building there.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zhygv gehaxrq gerr fghzc jvgu srapr/srapr cbfg bire gur gbc

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)