St Nicholas is the oldest known church in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. It was originally built as a Chapel-of-Ease in about 1217, until it was enlarged and the existing tower added in 1470. Harpenden remained part of the ecclesiastical parish of Wheathampstead until 1859 but was, from the Middle Ages, a separate civil parish with its own officials, who were elected annually at the Abbot's Manorial Court, held at Wheathampstead. The old church was demolished in 1861 and in 1862, only three years after the long-sought separation from the parish of Wheathampstead, the church was rebuilt to accommodate the growing congregation.
The church is part of the Parish of Harpenden St Nicholas, a Church of England Parish within the Diocese of St Albans.
The cache is accessible from outside the churchyard, but you are welcome to view the church and explore the churchyard.
The cache contains a logbook, but no pencil - please bring your own!
Please do not remove the lid from it's fixing, just unscrew the base to access the log.
Please ensure that the cache is out of sight before you leave as this is a well used footpath and two containers have already gone missing.
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If anybody would like to add to the Church Micro series please feel free to do so. I would just ask that you let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication.
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