This multicache will take you on a short tour of the charming little hamlet of Starston. Visit each waypoint and answer the question, then use these answers to calculate the coordinates for the physical cache.
Waypoint 1: The Church Lychgate
Late 19th-century lynchgate. Timber-frame with gabled tiled roof with pierced and shaped barge boards, each gable with king post and arch braced tie-beam. Sides with three arched bays with small pierced trefoils in spandrels. Ornate cresting on ridge tiles. Flint plinth.
Stand on the road side of the lychgate and look up at the inscription. Number of letters in the 6th word = A
Waypoint 2: The Village Sign
The original village sign was donated to the village around 1951. It was hand carved out of a wooden block made of vertical layers of wood and then painted. Over the years it did not stand up well to harsh weather, required a lot of repainting and eventually rotted and fell apart. The current village sign is dated 1980 but it was unveiled the following year by Sybil Lombe Taylor (at Starston Place, mother of Richard Lombe Taylor) Katie Moore (daughter of Ralph and Sue Moore at Crane’s Watering Farm) handed her a bouquet of flowers.
Look at the metal plaque on the base of the sign. Number of letters in word Y (third line, second word) minus number of letters in word Z (first line, fourth word) Y-Z = B
Waypoint 3: Starston Jubilee Orchard
In February 2012 many of the villagers met on the newly acquired Glebe Meadow to plant a fruit orchard, mostly traditional varieties of fruit trees from East Anglia. The Glebe Meadow Management Group selected and bought the trees, then each family chose one and planted it. At the Jubilee celebrations in June 2012, which were held on the Glebe Meadow, the orchard was formally named the Jubilee Orchard and was opened by Richard Taylor and Harry Colman, representing the oldest and the youngest in the village.
Look at the wooden framed plaque. There is one date on the plaque. Consider Y / X / XXXZ to be the date. Y x Z = C
Waypoint 4: The Village Hall
The Hall was opened in 1978 and in 1980 it won an award from the Norfolk Society in recognition of its contribution to the conservation and improvement of the countryside. In 2011 it acquired and developed the Glebe Meadow which is now part of the charity.
Go through the gate to the entrance and look at the blue plaque. There are two years listed on the plaque. Sum of all digits in those years minus 1 = D
Waypoint 5: The Old Station
Starston was a railway station on the Waveney Valley Line in Norfolk, England. It was open for just ten years before low traffic usage caused its closure in 1866 nearly a century before the rest of the line. It is now a cottage.
Opposite the old station is an SV sign. Look at the digits. The bottom two digits are U3. U+(U/U) = E
Waypoint 6: The Old Pub & School
The village had a pub called "The Gate" until the 1950s. This was turned into a shop, which closed in 1984. The pub sign still exists and is owned by local residents. The village school closed in 1968. Most village children now attend schools in Harleston, about 1 mile (1.6 km) away.
Opposite the old school is a postbox. Look at the post box number. IPUV WXYZ. Y-U = F
The Cache
You should now have all the information you need to find the cache. The cache is a clip lock container.
N52 24. A B C E001 16. D E F