This series of caches takes in one of my favourite walks on the unspoilt Southern slopes of Salisbury, along the River Ebble valley between Coombe Bissett and Homington, and across Hominton Down. All roads and tracks you are likely to use lead to Homington, hence the name of the series.
A longer, and very pleasant walk with excellent views of Salisbury and the cathedral, is to start in East Harnham at Lucy’s Log and move through the Pippa’s Log series, across to Homington Down, and up the Ebble valley to Coombe Bissett, where the Fox and Goose will provide a welcome break.
The two parishes of Coombe Bissett and Homington combined in 1934 to form a single parish. There have been archaeological finds of flint tools,, bones and metal objects in Homington form the Neolithic Age (4000-2500BC). The Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman times. There is also field evidence of earthworks, barrows and field systemns in the parish. The Domesday Book in 1086 says that “Osbern the priest holds Homington. Alfsi held it before 1066; it paid tax for 2 hides. Land for one plough, 2 cottagers. Meadow 3 qacres.; pasture 6 acres. Value 30s.”