About Village Sign Caches
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! More information and statistics can be found at the Village Signs Website - https://www.villagesignseries.co.uk
Ewhurst Village Sign
Situated on the small village green, the sign signifies the 1953 coronation and its post carries [Surrey] Best Kept Village plaques.
Ewhurst is a rural village and civil parish in the borough of Waverley in Surrey, England. It is located 8.3 miles (13.4 km) south-east of Guildford, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Cranleigh and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Shere.
The parish includes the smaller hamlets of Ellen's Green and Cox Green near the border with West Sussex. At the north is Hurt Wood, a part of the Surrey Hills AONB. The Greensand Ridge also passes through this area. The rest of the parish, apart from Ewhurst village itself, is classified as an Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV).
The Cache
The final coordinates are a short walk. You will need to find two plaques under the sign. Use the top plaque as 19AB and the bottom plaque as 19CD.
The cache is then at N51 09.(B)(A-2)(Dx2) W000 26.(B)(C)(A-C)
The checksum for all digits is 45
Expanding the Series
If anybody would like to expand the Village Sign Series, please do. I would ask that you request a number for your cache first by filling in the new request form on the Village Sign Series website villagesignseries.co.uk https://www.villagesignseries.co.uk so we can keep track of the Village Sign numbers and names to avoid duplication.