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Church Micro 558 - Newton Valence St Mary's Multi-cache

Hidden : 4/19/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The Anglican church of St Mary's was restored in 1871 and is faced in flint. The nave and chancel are early English, about 1300; the west tower is also early English, but has an embattled top, made of brick and dated to 1812.

There are five bells in the tower, the largest weighing nine hundredweight (approximately 458 kilogrammes).

The tower's black-faced clock was restored as a Millennium Project. There are two piscinas and a large Norman font.

The yew tree next to the church is one of the most venerable in the district now that the famous yew at Selborne Church has died. Its age has been estimated at about 1,000 years.

Adjoining the churchyard is the Manor House (17th–18th Century), now divided into two dwellings.

Opposite the driveway to the church is a dew pond which was repuddled in the 1990s.

And now for the cache

Go to the lych gate

How old was Caroline Charity when she died = AB

Now go to the graves

How old was Edward Henry - Lord of the manor when he died = CD

How old was Llewellyn when he died = EF

How old was William Hampden when he died = GH

How old was Richard Cecil when he died = JK

The cache can be found at

N 51 FB.(E-H)(C-D)K W000 BJ.(A-G)B(C-E)

If any body would like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

vil pbirerq gerr yrsg bs tngr nobhg 2 sbbg hc - zvaq gur oneorq jver

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)