Tamworth Village Church Series - 6 - Newton Regis Traditional Geocache
Tamworth Village Church Series - 6 - Newton Regis
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This could be classed as a series for lazy cachers! If you don't want a long walk or bike ride, this series could be right up your street.
You could easily do all of the series in one day, if you are driving. The route we took was about a 30 mile drive. You could, of course, do the caches separately, whilst doing other caches in the area.
If you do the caches separately then make sure you keep a note of the answers to the clues - you will need these for the bonus cache.
SERIES DESCRIPTION
We have wondered for a while why it is, that whenever we go on holiday, we always have a nosy in the local church, yet the only time we'd dream of visiting one closer to home would be for a christening, wedding or funeral.
There are some beautiful churches in some lovely settings in the villages around Tamworth and this series will take you to a number of them. Unfortunately, the majority were found to be locked when we visited, which is a shame, but the villages and the churchyards are still worth a visit.
Also, you do tend to find that every nice church comes with an equally attractive pub, many of which we tried out for lunch whilst setting up this series of caches.
The co-ordinates given are for the caches, none of which are actually hidden in the churchyards. Some are on the boundary of the churchyard, some close by, some a short walk and one, a short drive. There is also a clue to collect within the churchyard close to each cache.
The caches are a variety of sizes and we have tried to be creative where we can. Some of them are replications of other good caches that we've seen. If we've copied any that you have set yourselves then please take this is a compliment. Some are big enough to hold swaps and some only hold a log sheet.
Whilst there are no co-ordinates given for the clues, they are all easy to find and won't involve you needing to yomp through gravestones or to enter the church.
If you collect the full 10 clues you will be able to find the bonus cache, which is hidden in a place where we visited not long after we'd met and where we took the first photo of us together - ahhhh!
We hope you enjoy the series.
CHURCH DESCRIPTION
When Newton, the northernmost village in Warwickshire, became a Royal Manor of King Henry II in 1159, it was privileged to take the title of "Regis" and the estate was granted to one Geoffrey Savage and his heirs.
It is interesting to note that a century ago the village had a complete range of trades and handicrafts. There were shoemakers, tailors, carpenters and wheelrights; bakers, butchers and a grocer - all with apprentices.
St Mary’s church in Newton Regis dates from the 13th and 14th centuries with a 15th century porch. It has many interesting features including a squint or “leper window”, a 15th century gravestone of a priest and some fine stained glass windows. The lych-gate is also the village war memorial dating from 1928. The vaulted south porch—an unusual feature—was added probably in the 15th century.
Over the centuries Newton Regis has retained its tranquillity - its black and white cottages, thatched roofs, farm buildings, a picture book duck pond and its church, all combining to form the traditional old world village image.
CACHE DESCRIPTION
This cache is a 35mm film canister hidden a short walk from the churchyard. There is only room for a log sheet. You will need to take your own pen or pencil.
CLUE FOR BONUS CACHE
What is the last digit of the year that the ‘Edyvean-Walker’ Tree was awarded to the village for being classed as the ‘Best Kept Small Village in Warwickshire’? = F
Congratulations to PlasmaWave for First To Find
Additional Hints
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Dhnpx dhnpx!