Different ways to test what you know about Newbold Verdon and Newbold Heath. From word grids and cryptic family name clues to a Newbold Connect puzzle in the style of the New York Times, each challenge approaches the village’s history from a different angle. Pick one that suits your mood, or work through them in turn.
Visual Puzzle
Spot the Shop
Match the historic shop locations to where they sit on the village today — a map-based puzzle drawn from Newbold Verdon’s high street past.
~5 minutes · Printable PDF
Word Puzzle
Newbold Connect
Sixteen village words, connected in four different ways. Can you find all four hidden groups, in the style of the New York Times’ Connections puzzle?
~5 minutes · Printable PDF
Word Puzzle
Family Names Wordsearch
Twenty-seven well-known village surnames hidden in a letter grid. How many can you find?
~15 minutes · Printable PDF
Lateral Thinking
Links
What connects each set of people, places or photographs? A test of lateral thinking drawn from village history.
~10 minutes · Printable PDF
Rebus Puzzle
Family Names Game
Unravel the visual clues to work out village family names. Each set of pictures points to one surname.
~10 minutes · Printable PDF
New puzzles will be added as the archive grows. Have an idea for one we could build? Please get in touch.