The church stands in a large churchyard screened by the backs of
the village houses and shops. It was built about 1250 onwards with
a small belfry by Robert de Ferrers. Several later additions were
made, including a south porch of timber. Monuments include a faded
Doom painting, some 15th century benches and a detailed monument to
Cecilie Sandys, wife of the Archbishop of York 1610. The font is
13th century. Registers date from 1558.
Woodham Ferrers is a small village about 7.5 miles (12 km)
southeast of Chelmsford, located between South Woodham Ferrers and
Bicknacre in the county of Essex, England. The village is often
shortened to Woodham by those in the area. The village is sometimes
erroneously referred to as North Woodham due to its geographical
relationship with South Woodham Ferrers.
Originally a hermitage during the reign of Henry II the name
Woodham was adopted in 1175 when it became a priory, including 60
acres (240,000 m2) of forest stretching towards Danbury.
There is a residence in the village that was once owned by the
Bishop of York and was attacked during the Peasants' Revolt in
1381.
At the turn of the 16th century the convent was used as a hospital
until being returned to the church in 1540.
Due to the proximity of both the Marconi Company and North Weald
Airfield, the village was in the flight path for a number of
air-raids during World War II; however it was not a direct target
itself.
The coordinates above are NOT for the cache location but they might
help.
To find the cache you need to solve the following puzzle....
When facing TAGJ North = 51
3 (5,3) . (10,3) (2,1) (7,1)
When facing ADGH East= 000 3
(6,2) . (3,2) (15,2) (11,2)
Once you have solved the puzzle you have the coordinates for the
cache
For those of you who like a short walk please also see
GC1R6K2 St Mary's Billy Bonus. The coordinates for the bonus
cache are written on the front of the logbook in the church micro
cache.
Please try to replace the cache exactly as you find it