The River Brant flows to the east of the village, where it is joined by the Sand Beck. The name itself means 'fortified settlement on the River Brant’.
The village has a very wide main street with many of the houses dating back to the coaching days of the 18th and 19th centuries when many of the residents were based in London and used the village for their country retreats.
An unusual building in the village is the converted barn in Meeting House Lane, built in 1701. Used as a meeting house by the Quakers, it retains its original furnishings.
Today, Brant Broughton is a large village with a mix of old and new houses. It has a primary school, retained fire station, pub, shop and village hall. It is still a farming village with many farms surrounding the village.
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THE CACHE
Next to the village sign, look at the telegraph pole and the numbers carved into it. Replace the four numbers with the letters ABCD. Using this principle, you should be looking at ALBCDI.
The cache can be found at:
N 53 04.(A-D) (A-(C+D)) (A-C)
W 000 37.(A-D) B A
About Village Sign Caches
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This cache belongs to the Village Sign Series, a series of caches based on ornate signs that depict the heritage, history and culture of the villages that put them up (generally on the village green!).
The signs can be made of different materials from fibreglass to wood, from forged steel to stone. They can depict anything from local industry to historical events. The tradition probably started in Norfolk or Suffolk and has now spread across most of the country so we thought we would base a series on them!
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More information, bookmarks and statistics can be found at the Village Signs Website
If anybody would like to expand the Village Sign Series, please do.
I would ask that you request a number for your cache first at www.villagesignseries.co.uk
so we can keep track of the Village Sign numbers and names to avoid duplication.