The village appears in the Domesday Book as Muscham in the hundred of Lythe.
North Muskham was a large ancient parish, which also included the villages of Bathley and Holme. Until about 1575 the River Trent ran further east, but there was then a cataclysmic flood which changed the course of the river. Holme was therefore separated by the river from the rest of the parish. In 1866 Holme and Bathley became separate civil parishes.
North Muskham has two churches, St Wilfrid and a Methodist chapel. It also has a primary school and one pub.
Further of note, North Muskham has a very rare post box. It is one of only 15 in the UK of that particular model and can be found on Main Street.
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THE CACHE
Look at the plaque on the signpost. Use this information to find the final container.
The cache can be found at:
N 53 07.ABC
W 000 48.DEF
Where:
A = Total number of words on the first two lines
B = Letters in the sixth word
C = Total number of words on line three
D = Total number of lines
E = Number of names
F = Letters in tenth word - letters in ninth word
If anybody would like to expand the Village Sign Series, please do. I would ask that you let Smokeypugs know first at www.villagesignseries.co.uk so they can keep track of the Village Sign numbers and names to avoid duplication.