Church Micro 3152... Alvechurch Traditional Geocache
Church Micro 3152... Alvechurch
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A church micro located on a public footpath close to the parish church of St Laurence Alvechurch. You are looking for a camo'ed bison tube. Parking is available on the church carpark - see parking waypoint for co-ords.
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
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There is little doubt that there was a church here in Saxon times. The mention of a priest in Domesday Book confirms this. The church was probably built of wood and no trace of the Saxon church remains. Nor is anything known about Aelgiva, the Saxon lady who is presumed to have founded the church and so given the village the name it has held for over a thousand years. The village was important in medieval times. The Bishop of Worcester, who was Lord of the Manor, had a palace here, and many bishops down to the sixteenth century lived here and conducted their business from the palace. The present church consists of a west tower, a nave with a broad north aisle and a narrow south aisle, a south porch, and a chancel. The earliest feature remaining in the church is the late Norman surround to the south doorway, which was dismantled and re-erected in its present position during the nineteenth century. About 10 years ago, a modern extension was added to the church - a meeting place known as The Ark. Its modern design is both loved and hated. Why not take a look and see what you think about it.
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