Church Micro 2275...Morden Multi-cache
Church Micro 2275...Morden
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The listed coordinates will take you to the grave of Enid Coats and Colonel Norman Coates.
The tranquil rural parish of Morden (or Moreden) lies north of the Purbeck Hills, 5 miles north of Wareham and 6 miles north-west of Poole, comprising the hamlets of Morden, East Morden, West Morden, Charborough and Whitefields. The name is thought to derive from the Saxon word for heath, “mor”, and “dune”. At the time of Domesday it was divided amongst several landowners, the most important of whom was Walter de Clavile. Eventually it passed to the Matravers family, and ultimately to the Drax family, with whom it was long associated.
Noted for its tall tower and nave, the parish church of St Mary’s, rebuilt in 1873 by Joseph Seller on the site of a more ancient structure, dominates the principal village of Morden.
Inside the church are the remains of a 1597 monument to the Erle family of Charborough Park, which has been split in two: a knight, Thomas Erle, kneeling on one knee in the act of homage, adorns the right side of the entrance to the bell tower, while an effigy of three of his six children who had pre-deceased him – John, Thomas and Dorithe – adorns the other side.
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Enid Coates 12th Jan ABCD to 24th Nov EFGH
The cache is at -
N50 (H-A)H.(H-D)(A+D)(D+E) W002 (A-D)(E+G).(D-E)C A
The checksum for all digits is 41
The path to the cache may be muddy after rain and there is a stile to cross.
Please Note: After crossing the stile and walking across the field you do not need to go behind the tree. The cache can be found from the field side.
The container is big enough to take small swaps and geocoins.
There is a keyring for the FTF to fill in and make up.
Please take a pen to sign the log and replace the log sheet in the sealed bag. Thank you.
If anyone would like to expand the 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.
There is also a Church Micro Stats page found via the Bookmark list.
** Well done justine time on being FTF **
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Whfg nobir urnq uvtu.