Ths cache takes you to the Market Cross in the centre of Penrith. It is a busy spot so stealth will be required. Cordinates have been averaged from several readings
Penrith was granted the right to hold a market by Henry III in 1222. Over the following centuries, despite Scottish raids and outbreaks of plague, Penrith became a thriving and prosperous settlement.
In 1696, William III granted the ‘Honor of Penrith’ and the rights to hold a market (and therefore to trade) to the Duke of Portland. One hundred years later, the rights were sold to the Duke of Devonshire. Traders paid a market rent to the charter owner in the form of oats, barley or wheat − the rent being precisely measured in special ‘multure’ bowls.
In 1878, Penrith Local Health Board purchased the market rights from the Duke of Devonshire and a monetary charge was substituted for the toll in goods. Control of the markets passed to Penrith Urban District Council on its creation in 1894 and to Eden District Council in 1974.