Congleton #5 - Cheshire, UK.
N 53° 09.763 W 002° 12.396
30U E 553044 N 5890665
A lucky 7 of 8 waymarks with a tally of 16 located around Lawton Street in Congleton.
Waymark Code: WM14682
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/27/2021
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Congleton is a market town located about half way between Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent and to the west of the Macclesfield Canal in the Dane Valley in south east Cheshire.
The town has a bustling shopping centre, its own theatre many historic buildings and a fantastic park.
Congleton is well known for its festivals, flowers, ribbons, beers and bears! and is known locally as 'Beartown'. In the 1620s Congleton became notorious when bear-baiting and cockfighting were popular sports. When the old bear became ill and died just before the Wakes the town lacked the money to pay for a new, more aggressive bear. Legend has it that Congleton used the money it had saved to buy a new Bible to pay for a new bear instead. This earned the town the nickname 'Beartown'. Source: visit link
These are the waymarks that are included in this lucky 7.
2. Buildings > Religious Buildings > This Old Church > WM126X5 > Former Primitive Methodist Church
3. Business > Food and Drink > Pubs and Inns > WM121PT > Beartown Cock
4. Culture > Statues (Art) > Dog Statues > WM122EQ > Treo Memorial Statue
6. History > UK Historical Markers > WM126FH > Physic Garden
8. Monuments > Animal Memorials > WM122E7 > Treo Memorial Statue
12. Signs > Pictorial Pub Signs > WM121VZ > Beartown Cock
14. Technology > Internet > Wikipedia Entries > WM125AZ > Congleton - Cheshire, UK.
15.Waymarking Multifarious > News Article Locations > WM121Q0 > 'We want to have something for everyone' - Couple re-open centre pub and will soon be offering food'