Moo-ve it along and sign me! Traditional Cache
Moo-ve it along and sign me!
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This can be a quick park and grab just on the outskirts of Stanley Crook.
This cache can be completed on it’s own or as part of others in and around Stanley Crook.
This is a cache that is smaller than a micro , but bigger than a standard magnetic nano.
A bit of history about the local area............
Until the 1850s, the area was open moorland. It was not until Viscount Boyne of Brancepeth Castle, leased the mineral rights to Joseph Pease and Company that mining operations began. The first colliery was Stanley Pit then Wooley Colliery.
The name of the village comes from Stanley Hall, a medieval farm on the hill top to the north of the village. The area now known as Stanley Crook was originally known as Mount Pleasant, which, along with Wooley, was originally a separate village. During the 1870s, the Church of England wished to build a church for the village. The village was part of the Parish of Brancepeth. When the village was separated from Brancepeth, the Church of England gave it the name of Stanley Crook, the Crook being added to differentiate it from the existing settlement called Stanley in County Durham.
The road isn't that busy so you can park near to the cache.... how close is up to you!
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