Church of St. Katherine and St. Peter, Winterbourne Bassett
The origins of the church of Winterbourne Bassett date back to the early 12th century when, in 1121, it was given to the Priory of St. Pancras, Lewes, by Reynold de Dunstanville. The church was not appropriated and, until the Dissolution, the rector of Winterbourne Bassett paid an annual pension to the priory. This was therefore granted to Thomas Cromwell in 1538, and reverted to the crown a year later. The patronage was exercised by a number of people of local eminence, including the Bishop of Salisbury, in 1322 and 1449, and John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, in the 1340s. Similarly, this advowson, the appointment of a member of the clergy to a benefice, was granted to Sir John Gage and Sir Edward Baynton in 1531. Sir William Wroughton is believed to have held this position in the 1550s. However, after the Dissolution the patronage was granted to William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, by the crown in 1553. The advowson was held by the rector of Winterbourne Bassett, Revd. Richard Glass, having originally been obtained by his family in 1696. He then sold it in 1714 to Magdalen College, Oxford, which thus became sole patron of the united benefice of Winterbourne Bassett and Berwick Bassett, as established in 1929.
The Cache
Parking is possible on the side of the road near the White Horse pub, or if the pub is open you may wish to use their car park and pop inside for a local ale or tasty meal. Alternatively if you continue a little further along the road you can park in the church car park and walk back to the first clue.
Coordinates above are the location of the sign post to the church, note the number of roman numerals on one side of it as A and then head off in the direction it points.
At the first waypoint, note the year when J H Bowman died as BCDE then head over to the second waypoint while admiring the church of St Katherine & St Peter.
At the second waypoint, note the year when the gate was made as FGHI.
Cache is at:
N 51 F(C-B).(A-B)(B+E)(I-F)
W 001 E(I-D).(A-F)(D-E)(A+H)
Cache is a 0.5l lock'n'lock container covered in camoflaging tape and contains a log book and some swaps.
Note: If your coordinates end up in a private garden then you have one of the answers wrong.
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