St Nicholas Church, Corfe Mullen
After the Norman Conquest, Corf's entry in the Domesday Book shows that it appears to have been a single manor under 'Robert, son of Gerold', but was previously held by two Saxon lords; Waga and Egelric. At some time during the next two or three centuries, the village reverted to two manors; probably Corf Molin and Corf Hubert. The latter manor was almost certainly named after a former lord, Hubert de la Vielle. By 1469 the two manors were combined into one again, although the two names were still preserved at that time. It was probably another century before the present day name came about; this merger was probably driven by the general depopulation of the country that occurred in the Middle Ages due to migration to the towns and the Black Death
A third part of the village came to be known as Corfe Mullen St Nicholas and the origin of this appears to date back to a land acquisition by St Nicholas Hospital (a Salisbury charity) in 1279. The present day areas of Lambs Green, East End and Brog Street were still called this until the early part of the 20th century.
Construction of the original parish church, then called St Nicholas but now St Hubert's, was commenced during the 13th century, with the tower being added a little later.
Parking is available at the local shop car park.
The Puzzle
The information for each of the following stages can be obtained without leaving any pathways.
Stage 1 - The posted co-ordinates will take you within sight of a memorial area. with a plaque. 19AB - 19CD and 19EF - 19GH
Stage 2 - Wander towards the Church and seek 'Gloria' who will provide an answer to the following 22 - 2 - 19JK
You should now have enough information to establish GZ for cache location.
The cache can be found at
N50 (B) (H + A). (E + C) (D / B) (K)
W002 (F - J) (C). (B - G) (E) (A + B)
Checksum = 39
Final location is in a high muggle area so stealth is required at all times.
Wheelchair users can get to GZ but may need help to retrieve cache.
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