Village Green Traditional Cache
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This cache will take you to the village green in Barnby-in-the-Willows. It should not be a difficult cache to find but will give you the chance to take a few minutes in a lovely setting.
The first appearance of a settlement at Barnby was in the Roman period where it was a fording point towards the larger settlements of modern day Brough and Lincoln, roughly following the route of the Fosse Way.
Barnby appeared in the Domesday Book as 'Barnebi'. The land at this time was split between Bishop Odo of Bayeux and the Bishop of Lincoln.
Jumping to 1272 and records show that Barnby was now called 'Barneby Juxta Neuwerk'. In 1310, the church that still stands today was presented to Henry de Sutton by the builder Jollanus de Neville to appoint the first Vicar of Barnby.
The Willow Tree was built in 1738. It was not always the only pub in the village. The Nag's Head was at one time the second village pub but this closed around 1900 when the through route to Sleaford was diverted away from the village. Today, The Nag's Head is now Wymondley House but The Willow Tree remains a thriving local.
At the cache location you will be able to see the original Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, built in 1825. It is unclear when the original chapel closed as the replacement itself closed in 1962 and was demolished as it was unsafe. The original chapel is however, a fine example of a village Methodist Chapel and is now a very nice private dwelling.
What is now the Village Hall at the junction of Back Lane and Dark Lane was the school until closure in 1963. It was used occasional over the next 10 years before being bought by the Parish Council in 1975 for the sum of £1000 from owner Sir Henry Neville of Aubourn Hall and renovated. It is now a thriving village hall at the heart of a small community.
Much more historical information, collated for the Millenium Project, about Barnby-in-the-Willows can be found by using any internet search engine. Similarly, the active village website with all the latest news and events can be found using the same method.
There are other caches to be found on the footpaths surrounding Barnby and an excellent Church Micro at All Saints'.
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