At the time of Domesday, Thursford belonged to the King with ‘Godric’ being steward of it. When Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne, the estate was possessed by the Haydons of Baconsthorpe and then by Sir Thomas Guybon and it was during this time that Thursford Old Hall was built.
By the mid 19th century Thursford was an active village with c.350 inhabitants and covered about 1,400 acres. There was still a corn mill, plus three public houses, a shoemaker, a saddler, a blacksmith, a carpenter, bricklayers and a village shop.
I can’t find much information about the Methodist Church but it sits it a prominent position opposite the small green which is home to the old School bell and the Village Sign. It was built in 1934 and has three large arched windows above which is a plaque stating the year it was built. Services are fortnightly and unlike the Anglican Church of St Andrews it is physically in the centre of the community it serves.
You are looking for a custom cache which can be found on the small green. Tweezers will be necessary to extract the log and the cache needs to be replaced exactly as found Parking is available close by.
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