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.
This cache is a micro tube
Little Snoring has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085. In the Great Book Little Snoring is recorded by the names "Esnaringa", "Snaringa" and "Snarlinga". It was the king's land with the main landholders being William de Warenne and Peter de Valognes and his main tenant is said to be Ralph.
Within the parish of Little Snoring, at a place called Queensgate, was situated a house of the Order of St Lazarus. It is mentioned in the will of Alexander, Rector of Snoring Parva, in 1380. Nothing further about the house is known.
The church of 'Little Snoring St Andrew' is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. The church and its separate tower are Grade I listed buildings.
The village has an airfield, formerly RAF Little Snoring, part of which is still active as a private airfield, whilst the other part now belongs to a potato-producing company.
Village amenities include a school, post office and a public house.
The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.
The cache is very near the village sign but NOT on it so please do not go climbing all over the sign!