MW 18...Monarch Way #18 Traditional Cache
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There is no need to deviate from the marked Monarchs Way to locate the caches. Part of the route is also a bridle way so the going may be uneven and muddy when wet. Other than that it is an easy walk. There are a number of kissing gates and stiles to negotiate which makes this wheelchair and buggy unfriendly. There is also livestock in some of the fields so dogs should be kept under control.
Monarch Way is the 610 mile route used by King Charles II after the Battle of Worcester in 1651 when he was pursued over a 6 week period by the Parliamentary forces under Oliver Cromwell. Charles first travelled north, where he hid in the famous oak tree at Boscobel. He then travelled south through the Cotswolds and the Mendips to the South Coast at Charmouth, and finally along the South Downs to Shoreham from where he made his escape to France.
Codrington is a Hamlet situated alongside the B4465. It is in the Parish of Wapley-cum-Codrington in the hundred of Grumbald's Ash. The Codrington Arms (now closed) is linked to the Codrington Family who were based at Codrington Court before moving to nearby Dodington Park. Cotswold Spring Brewery is situated east of the village.
Man has occupied the land around Sodbury for thousands of years. The earliest evidence of occupation dates back to the Neolithic burial chamber found on the high ground at Grickstone Farm , just off the A46. In the early part of the twelfth century William Crassus decided to build a New Town on his lands which was the start of the planned town of Chipping (Market) Sodbury. Markets and fairs famous for wool, cloth, sheep, cheese, cattle and general farm produce were held right up to 1954 when the regular market was closed. The twice a year “Sodbury Mop” is a remaining link with the old agricultural fairs held around Lady Day and Michaelmas Day.
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