Avon - Up the Downs
Durdham Down was long used as grazing land. An Anglo-Saxon charter of 883 grants grazing rights over part of Durdham Down. The down was the commons of pasture for the manor of Henbury during the Middle Ages. In 1643 and 1645, during the English Civil War, Royalist and Parliamentarian armies assembled on the down.
In 1857, concerned by Victorian-built houses encroaching on the open space as the city expanded, the Bristol Corporation acquired commoners' rights on the downs, and exercised them the following year by grazing sheep. In 1861 Durdham Down itself was bought by the City from the Lords of the Manor of Henbury for £15,000 via an Act of Parliament. Grazing on the down declined during the 19th century, and finally ceased in 1925.
Since 1861 Durdham Down has been managed, with Clifton Down, by the Downs Committee, a joint committee of the corporation and the Society of Merchant Venturers, which owns Clifton Down. The committee appoints a Downs Ranger to oversee the Downs.
You can read more about the Downs at the Wiki
The Geocache
This cache will take you on a nice walk to visit the beautfiful viewpoints on the edge of the Downs.
N51 28.156 W002 38.081
What year was the road made in? =ABCD
N51 28.142 W002 37.788
How many goats are on the board? =E
N51 27.859 W002 37.780
How fast in kmh is the stoop? =FGH
N51 27.759 W002 37.759
Number of bolts securing wooden slats in total? =IJ
N51 27.441 W002 37.666
What year was the watercolour painted? =KLMN
N51 27.386 W002 37.603
What year was Mrs Clarke born? =OPQR
Final location=
N51 2(R-I).(G-H)(P-B)O W002 3(E+A).(N+M)(L-J-D)(F+Q-C)
Enjoy the walk and the views
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