Church Micro 2465....Nettleton & Burton Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 2/15/2012
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A quick and easy cache close to the boundary wall of the church in Burton.

Nettleton & Burton Church of St Mary the Virgin.





A small Anglican church in the village of Burton. Well tended and attended.

A message at the gate asks visitors to regard where they are with respect. You do not need to leave the path until you leave the churchyard at the kissing gate.

The oldest parts of St Mary's Church, date from about 1290. The external walls of the nave and aisle date from the l4th century. The tower dates from the l5th century. It contains bells though dates are unknown.

Inside the church, the earliest feature is the circular Norman font.

The north aisle, with Georgian boxpews, is a l4th century copy of Norman work. The arches of the nave rest on the round columns which have sculptured capitals, all of them different. There is a fine array of thirty or forty figures and faces below the roof and on the arches.

There is a striking outward tilt of the columns, which may have happened at the time of building.

The stone bench on the inside of the north wall probably dates from the l3th century. The carved stone pulpit is l5th century. It's rather striking in it's setting in the wall and the congregation would see the preacher emerge almost from nowhere. The stone steps up to the pulpit are the same period. In 2009 parishoners removed the Victorian pews from the west end of the church, revealing the marvellous proportions of the arches between the nave and the north aisle.

In the graveyard there are memorials to the Domvile family. Within the church are plaques, also to the Domviles. For further information on the Domvile family see link

If anybody would like to expand to this series please do, we would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication

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Congratulations to Cavedwellers and LegoLoopy for FTF

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ivn xvffvat tngr...ohfu...ONFR bs jnyy...fgbar

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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