Little Bridges #889 Thames Path, Eysey Traditional Geocache
Little Bridges #889 Thames Path, Eysey
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Simple hide on part of the Thames Path that can sometimes be flooded.
The Thames Path follows England's best known river for 184 miles (294km) as it meanders from its source in the Cotswolds through several rural counties and on to the City of London. On its way the Trail passes peaceful water meadows rich in wildlife, historic towns and many lovely villages, finishing at the Thames Barrier near Greenwich.
Eysey (also spelt Eisey and Aisi) was a flourishing village centered around a crop based farm. It consisted of the farmhouse, several workers cottages and a church. When cheap American grain began entering England in the mid 1800's they could no longer compete and the farm failed, turning instead to the less labour intensive animal husbandry. Most of the workers moved to Swindon to take up employment in the railroad industry and their cottages were demolished to build barns etc.
The Little Bridges series was started by Stanthews in 2009 to highlight small footbridges in remote parts of Wiltshire. Since then the series has been expanded by others all over the country and is starting to spread fast. There is a stats listing run by blliethecat, so you can see how many Little Bridges you have found, which can be found here: Little Bridges Stats. If you would like to add to the series, please contact Stan on stanthews@aol.com and he will give you a number for your bridge. To qualify, the bridge must be a foot bridge which is too small for vehicles. Please make sure your title exactly matches “Little Bridges # xx then name” including spaces so it will get picked up and added to the list.
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