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!
The village of Great Barford is situated on the river Great Ouse, to the east of Bedford, in rural Bedfordshire.
It has a population of around 2000 and is twinned with Wollstein in Germany.
Mentioned in the Doomsday book, Great Barford was an important site, probably as a means of crossing the river, the area of the original ford was dug up in 1973 and a bridge has been here since at least the 15th century. Today the bridge, with its seventeen arches, spans the Great Ouse and acts as a gateway to this lovely village .
The sign depicts village life including the river, the bridge, a riverside hostelry, All Saints' church and farming. Both sides of the sign appear to be smilar.
Near the sign is a hexagonal bench, with text carvings on three sides. Simply count up the number of times the required letters are carved and insert them in to the equation.
N 52° 09.GA(R+B) W 000° 20.(D+L)(U+N+E+C)(I+T)
Happy caching!
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.
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Congratulations to MarcusMaximi on being First To Find.