Hardwicke Marriage Act Mystery Cache

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HHHP20: Checked on this one today. Bearing in mind it hasn’t been found since the last time I replaced it, and as it has now gone missing again, I have decided it’s had its day. Thank you to everyone who found it during its lifetime.

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Hidden : 6/14/2015
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Many experts in family history will be familiar with the Hardwicke Marriage Act. Named after Lord Hardwicke, rather than after any of the multiple places of the same name, the Act was an attempt to prevent the extent to which people were entering into clandestine marriages. It came into force in 1754, and introduced a string of measures including either the bride or groom needing to be resident in the parish where the marriage was due to take place, the reading of banns in church if a licence could not be purchased, and the requirement to have witnesses to the marriage, among others.

On a personal note many of my ancestors came from this village, dating back to the 15th century. Below is a transcript of marriages in the local parish register from before 1754. You need to use it to find the coords of the final cache:

25 Jun 1697 Geoffrey AN5ON married Elizabeth WILSON
1 Jul 1697 James W1LLIAMS married Bridget CARR
15 Nov 1697 William CARR married Sarah 5IMPSON
1 Mar 1698 Samuel BOND married Elizabeth BURR1DGE
8 Sep 1698 Samuel SMI7H married Mary TOMPKINS
26 Nov 1698 John CARTER married Emma 8OND
5 Feb 1699 William BURRID6E married Sarah PARRISH
20 Mar 1700 William DIX0N married Ruth LEAPER
10 May 1700 Nathaniel TAYLOR married Rachel MAS0N
30 Nov 1700 John JOHNS0N married Jane SEALEY
4 Dec 1700 James PARKER married Frances W4TKINS
19 Feb 1701 William KING married Esther MA9ON
12 Jul 1702 Lawrence TARGE7T married Mary WILDE
14 Apr 1702 William SMITH married Mary 3OND
15 Jul 1702 John JUSTICE married Anne FEA2EY

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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