Thorney is rich in history and traces its roots back to around
500AD when it started out as a Saxon settlement. Today, Thorney
consists of approximately 1000 residential houses with a range of
shops, amenities, light industry and attractions.
More information on the village can be found at www.thorney.org
, and on the abbey at www.thorneyabbey.co.uk .
Please park by the abbey at N 52° 37.224 W 0° 6.442 You should
then be able to work out the following sums, by looking around you,
or by walking a short way along the street for a closer look !
Obviously, please take care even if the road doesn't seem that
busy.
The cache is at N 52° 37. PQR W 0° 6.STU
where
P = The first digit in the distance to St Ives
Q = The second digit in the year 1Q38 shown on the front of the
abbey. (The year when it was fitted up as a parish church.
R = This road is the B10R0.
S = (Distance to Ramsey) – (Number of people at the top of
the abbey's front wall).
T = (Total number of panes of glass in the main Post Office window,
the door and the small window just above the door) divided by
3
U = (Letters in name of first saint of the abbey) + (Letters in
name of second saint of the abbey) – (Distance to
Whittlesey)