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Church Micro 843...Iping Multi-cache

This cache has been archived.

natterjacktoad: Archiving this will give someone the chance to create a new CM here - with a higher number! Please, not just a trad but something which will require finders to actually appreciate the church.
Will remove container ASAP

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Hidden : 8/16/2009
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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A Church Micro at St Mary's Church, Iping.

Another addition to the Church Micro series, courtesy of sadexploration.

Iping may well have been one of the first places in England to have known Christianity as it was situated on the Chichester to Silchester Roman road. The Romans began to leave England at the start of the 5th century and from then on, this area was colonised chiefly by the Anglo-Saxons. Evidence of this is found in the number of place names containing 'ing' which means 'people of' in Saxon tongue. Thus we have Iping (Ippa's people), Woolbeding (Wolfbedas's people) and so on.

Little survives regarding the early history of Iping Church, though there must surely have been a Saxon and then Norman church here. The church as it stands today was finally rebuilt in 1885.

There is some parking available outside the church. You will need to answer 2 questions to find the co-ordinates for the cache, which is situated outside the church grounds.

The above co-ordinates are for the first question - what is the year above the door? Answer = 1AB5

Then go to N 50 59.996 W 00 47.221. You can sit here to see the doctor. What are his dates? Answer = 19CD-19EF.

To find the cache, go to; N 50 59.(A+C)(E-C)(B/2) W 00 47.(B/F)(D-2xC)(A-C)

THREE CACHES HAVE DISAPPEARED SO THIS IS NOW A SMALL MICRO

If anybody would like to expand 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)

Ng n ybbfr raq?

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)