Church Micro 1182…Weston Bampfylde Mystery Cache
Church Micro 1182…Weston Bampfylde
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A quick puzzle cache with the final location a short walk away.
Cache is a small pot containing log only and £1 for FTF.
Please bring your own pen or pencil to log the cache.
A bit of Internet research and a visit to the church is required to obtain the co ordinates to the final location.
The church of the Holy Cross at Weston Bampfylde was a separate parish until the first part of the 20th century.The parish was then merged with Sparkford. Since 1987 it has been part of the Camvale group of parishes along with Sparkford , Corton Denham,Queen Camel, Sutton Montis and West Camel.
There was a church at Weston Bampfylde since the middle of the 13th Century although it probably dates from earlier as the font is late Norman.
Near the posted coordinates there is a plaque with the excerpt from the poem "God's Garden"
The kiss of the sun for pardon,
The song of the birds for mirth,
One is nearer God's Heart in a garden
Than anywhere else on Earth.
What year did the poem's author die is ABCD
On the sun dial how many letters in Silas's surname = E
What is the LAT shown underneath fecit = FG.H
The cache is at :-
N 51 01. (F-A) (A-G) C
W002 33. (H-G) (D+E) (B-A)
“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 & Information page found via the Bookmark list”
Additional Hints
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Oruvaq cbyr