Later additions include a 15th century porch and the 18th century tower rebuilt after a near catastrophic fire in 1794. The church was carefully restored in 1876 with various Victorian alterations and most recently has had significant work carried out to replace the roofs of the south and north aisles. The church has been the centre of the Hambledon community for more than a 1000 years and remains today the focus of religious life. Hambledon has been described as like a textbook of medieval architecture with a number of unusual features including both the north and south aisles and the nave being divided midway along their length by distinctive arches. The roofs are mainly medieval. The stained glass windows date from the late Victorian era and there are a number of small wall memorials from the early 18th century onwards. The church is set in a large churchyard filled with a variety of tombstones. Close by the South porch, there is a massive yew tree with a hollow trunk known as "The Domesday Yew" thought to be about 1000 years old.
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To find the cache go to the listed co ordinatates (or use Streetview!) and look up the High Street towards the church. The scene you see was used as the cover to a popular children's book published in 1966. Find the book and use it's ten digit ISBN number as ABCDEFGHIJ
The cache is located at:-
N50 55.(B+C)(A+H)(D+I+J)
W001 04.H(B+F)(D+E)
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