Church Micro 2324…Uffington Traditional Geocache
Church Micro 2324…Uffington
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Uffington is a lovely village, and the parish church of St Michael is an imposing sight. It is thought that there has been a church on this site since Norman times, although nothing remains of that original church. The oldest part of the present building is the north arcade, which was built in the last quarter of the 12th Century.
The magnificent tower and spire, supported by flying buttresses, dates from around 1480. Restoration was done on the tower in the 17th century, and the eagle eyed amongst us might see the date 1639 on the tower. There are six bells in the tower, and four of these have the inscription "Thomas Norris Made Me 1640". Regular visitors to this site might know that I have a particular interest in this family of bellfounders. The Norris bellfounders came from Stamford, and Thomas Norris was the son of Tobias Norris who founded the company. These bells are of a considerable age, but they could well be older even than 1640, as it is thought that Norris re-cast the existing bells the year after the restoration of the tower.
“If anybody would like to expand to 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.
There is also a Church Micro Stats page found via the Bookmark list”
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