Cuddington is a village within Aylesbury Vale district in
Buckinghamshire. It is near the Oxfordshire border, about six miles
west of Aylesbury.
The village name is Old English (Anglo-Saxon) in origin, and
means "Cudda's estate." In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was
recorded as Cudintuna. Anciently the village was the location of a
medicinal spring of great repute, though its exact location is
unknown. The Church of St Nicholas dates from the 12th Century but
was much restored in 1857. Across the road is Tyringham House that
dates from the 17th Century. During the Second World War the King
of Norway who was staying at the near by Hartwell House attended a
church service in the village.
The village is also notable for the many house and boundary
walls that are made of wychert. This material was made out of local
clay mixed with chopped straw and stones and the walls were built
on a foundation of rocks called a ‘grumpling'. This type of
building material is unique to Cuddington and three adjacent
villages in Buckinghamshire.
Two of the most famous former residents were Jonathan and David
Dimbleby.
The village, like surrounding villages, has been the location of
several Midsomer Murders episodes.
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Some things you may see on the way around
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This puzzle cache is a circular walk of around 2 Miles and is
mainly on good solid ground with a few field boundaries which can
be muddy on bad days, it consists of a nano, a micro and the final
cache.
Suggested parking is at the co-ords above, and is next to the
Crown, a 16th Century thatched pub in the heart of the village and
ideal for a well earned drink at the end.
One point to note I
use both upper and lowercase during this cache so please take care
that you use the correct case when solving the
problems.
Start by making your way along Upper Church Street solving the
following:
A place of letters HP18 1A0
Continue on to file a hall count the number of posts with lead
flashing; add digits together to gain B
Steve Davies has something to do with this lamp
HCCC
Pass under the lamp to discover how many residents of Gibraltar
were affected by Asiatic cholera in 1849. Subtract smallest digit
from largest to gain D.
Near the rear gate to the church find Agnes Alton 1EF6
– 1F64, this one may be a bit of a
pane to find.
Across the road count the number of crowned animals to gain
G
Now use what you have found to locate the Nano at N51°
DB.B(E-D)G W00°
5(F-D).F(G+1)(A-C).
Now go to the Co-Ords found in the Nano to locate a Micro
containing the numbers needed to help solve the grid.
You only use the numbers 1 - 26 once in the grid. Once complete
use the answers to solve the following to locate the next place
from where your quest will continue...
N51° ki.mi W00°
wn.(j+z)(p-t)
Find the resting place of the Cooling's (George, John, Martha
and Richard), add together all the digits of their ages when they
passed on then add the resulting digits together to find
J
If you wanted to contact the Rev. John Wynburne you would call
01844 2014?? add the last two digits together to obtain
K
Leave this place and head along the road in a westerly
direction.
Take a rest under the chestnut tree you have earned it
19L5 – 1994.
Take the path to the left of the chestnut tree to a bridge that
was built in 19M5
The final cache can be found at the following location:
N51° M(J+L).(LxM)(g-b-d)b W00°
J(L+M).L(F-K)(J-M)
When it was first laid it contained:
Log Book
Pencil
Bulgarian Geocoin
Plastic Sheep
Continue on along the path and you will find your way back to
the start.
The following will help keep track of your answers: