This cache is one of a series of 26, the Hampshire A-Z, placed across the county by a team of 'Hampshire Cachers'. The caches vary in type, size and difficulty, and each location has a different initial letter...
'C' is for Chandler’s Ford.
"Chandler's Ford (originally The Ford and historically Chandlersford) is a largely residential area and civil parish in the Borough of Eastleigh in Hampshire, England, with a population of 21,436 in the 2011 UK Census. Chandler's Ford lies on the old Winchester to Southampton road and the 'Ford' is thought to refer either to the ford of Monks Brook on the Hursley Road (shown on the Hursley map of 1588 as "Charnells foord") or on the Winchester-Southampton road. The "Chandler's" prefix was added in the late 16th century, and is derived from the surname, Chaundler, of a family in the area from the 14th Century." (Source)
Cranbury Park estate lies on the northern boundary of Chandler's Ford, where Sir Isaac Newton was resident until his death in 1727 (the house also became the temporary headquarters of the Bank of England in the Second World War). To the south west, Chandler's Ford industrial estate was the site of a large brickworks in the mid to late 1800s. The Law Courts (Royal Courts of Justice) on the Strand in London and the Parliament building in Cape Town, South Africa were built using bricks from Chandler's Ford! In the Second World War, troops amassed to the north west in Hiltingbury in preparation for the D-day landings. Several dignitaries visited the area, including King George VI, Winston Churchill and General D. Eisenhower.
To find the cache...
At the published co-ordinates, you will see a 3-part sign. Using the number value of letters, ascertain:
a = middle sign, 3rd word, 2nd letter
b = middle sign, 1st word, 8th letter
c = bottom sign, 1st word, 2nd letter
d = middle sign, 3rd word, 2nd letter
e = bottom sign, 1st word, 1st letter
f = middle sign, 2nd word, 1st letter
Checksum (a to f) = 37
The cache can then be found at N50 59.abc W001 23.def
On-street parking is available close to the published co-ords (on North Millers Dale).
Waypoint averaging has been used to set the co-ordinates, but heavy tree cover could be problematic, especially at certain times of the year.
There is a small memento in the logbook bag for the FTF 
This cache was placed by Boomshanka
Bonus Cache
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