King Athelston gave the land at Ide to the Cathedral Church in approximately 932AD”. It is thought that when Ide was a number of hamlets that the church was positioned roughly halfway between Westown and the bottom of the village near the village green. Leofric, the first Bishop of Exeter, set up the first church in Ide some time after 1057AD and it was one of the first Churches he built in his new Diocese, although there are no records stating this. The next church which followed was built during the period 1253 to 1291AD. All that remains of this second church is the base of the tower. The third Parish Church was really an enlargement of the second, with work being carried out about 1450-1500AD. The fourth and existing church was built for £900 and the gallery for £87. In 1907 the screen was set up and the pulpit placed in front of it, where it remains today. The Rood Cross was given in memory of William Braddon who served the Church faithfully. In 1923 the box pews in the central portion were removed and replaced with the present oak ones. The box pews are unique in that they have an historical interest as there are very few of this style, left in the country.
Saint Ida:- The church is dedicated to Saint Ida of Herzfeld in Germany. Herzfeld, which in Saxon times, was called Hirutveld (“Hart’s field”), is a village now of some 3300 people since 1969, a part of the Community of Lippetal, situated in Westfalia (West Saxony), Ida (in German pronounced Eda) , was born in Ripuaria, an area at the lower Rhine around Cologne. She married in 786 the nephew of Duke Widukind, the young Saxon Count Egbert. Returning with her husband to their home they spent some nights in a field at Hirutveld. One night in her dreams, an Angel told Ida she was to build a church at Herzfeld in West Germany which she did. After her husband’s death she lived in the church and provided food for the poor from the wealth of her estates. She died about 672 and was buried in the church. She was canonized in 980 on 26th November. Her Saint’s day is September 4th. She is always depicted as holding a church in her hand and a stag by her side. Every year the people of Hertzfeld hold a week long celebration of her with various events taking place every evening with a big occasion on the Saturday when they carry a Reliquerry, with her remains in it, through the streets ending with a service in church.
The above co-ordinates lead to the grave stone of George Richard Jesse. You should not need to leave footpath to find the information you need.
George was born on 19th April ABCD and died on 10th June EFGH
The cache can be found at:
N50 (B/C)(A+E).E(3xA)G
W003 3(C+E).(B-C)HC
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