***note this cache was been replaced 16/10/14 and moved following the original going 'missing in action'. The cache container is also different so ignore all previous references to it in the logs***
Placed with the kind permission of Cambridge Sport Lakes Trust
This series of caches makes for a leisurely stroll around the village of Milton, north of Cambridge, taking in the nearby Country Park along the way. The later parts of the trail are not wheel-chair accessible (#6-8).
From the village website:
The modern village of Milton began some distance from the Mere Way on a route from Cambridge which forked in the centre of the village to Waterbeach and Landbeach, where there was a village green.
Most sources suggest that the name Milton is a contraction of "Middle Town" although in the middle of what isn't that clear, perhaps in the middle of the road from the two ancient towns from Cambridge to Ely?
There was certainly a settlement in Milton in the 13th century when the population in that period was around 75. The earliest parts of the church, the Norman chancel arch and east nave wall with nave arcades date from that period. There was a manor house where Milton Hall now stands. The road now called Fen Road also existing then, leading to the manor house and church.
The church is the only building surviving from this century. Most of the other historic buildings date from the 17th century or later.
http://www.milton.org.uk/history/brief_history.html
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Congrats to NiceDayOut for the FTF