"Spring"boks
(Bucks Oxon) 
Towersey is a small, peaceful community surrounded by farmland,
located close to Thame and just a few miles from the M40 motorway.
Despite being a small village, Towersey has what must be one of the
most active social calendars in Oxfordshire.
Towersey is a small rural parish just inside the East
Oxfordshire border. The origins of its name can be found back as
far as the Saxon times. The village can be found in the Doomsday
Book under it's original name of Eye. The name Towersey is actually
derived from Richard de Tours. The Tours family were owners of the
land and area. Therefore, they became know as the Tours of Eye
which led to usages such as Toureye, Towerseye and finally
Towersey.
By the 14th Century some of the land was owned by the Abbott and
his Church of Thame. The occasional residence for the Abbott was
Grange Farm.
The dissolution of the Thame Abbey by Henry VIII in 1542 meant
the church owned lands in Towersey were passed to the Dean and
Chapter of Oxford. In 1669 after the Civil War these lands were
seized by Parliament and conveyed to Sir Edmond Pye.
By the 1900's several cottages and the manor were owned by James
Whitehorse (who was Lord of the manor at the time). Along with
Phillip James Digby Wykeham and Thomas Alfred Grange. They were the
chief landowners at that time.
The village was originally part of Buckinghamshire
but became part of Oxfordshire in 1932. This was due to a boundary
change.
On to the cache:
This three stage multi includes a little bit of searching for you
to complete and we're not just talking about the two intermediate
microcaches!
Below you will find the information and clues you need to get to
the main cache.
Enjoy!
Please replace the cache as you found it, if
not - better!
No piles of sticks please.
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