One of three simple caches on a neglected path in the parish of Halstead, named after 3 young members of our family. The soil is clay, so the path gets sticky after rain.
The name Halstead is derived from the Old English Hald, which means refuge or shelter and Stede, which means place or site. The oldest ruins in Halstead are to be found at the old medieval churchyard (designated as a Scheduled Monument) on the site of the former Halstead Place (Church Road) demolished in 1952.
One of Halstead’s most famous residents was Edith Nesbitt who wrote The Railway Children. She lived at Halstead Hall during the 1870s and it is thought that her book draws upon her time living in the village and her observation of the nearby railway and Knockholt railway station (known as Halstead until 1900).
Anyway, enough waffle. You are looking for a magnetic creature.