Church Micro #8038 Compton Dando Multi-cache
Church Micro #8038 Compton Dando
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Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, dates from 1143 but was heavily renovated in Victorian times.
It's a small church built inthe Gothic style with a square tower. It's a beautiful church in a lovely setting, it's open every day from 09:00 to 17:00.
Compton Dando is a small village and civil parish on the River Chew in the Chew Valley in England. It is in the District of Bath and North East Somerset and ceremonial county of Somerset, and lies 7 miles (11.3 km) from Bristol, 8 miles (12.9 km) from Bath, and 3 miles (4.8 km) from Keynsham.
The church has a medieval tower and a peel of 6 bells which are rung regularly.
The church is floodlit from dusk to dawn.
It has a date of 1735 on the chancel, but is mostly Victorian,although Wade and Wade in their 1929 book Somerset suggest "The church is of 14th-cent. workmanship, but the chancel and S. porch respectively bear the dates 1793 and 1735 (probably referring to repairs).
Within is a piscina and Norman font.
The churchyard contains a good sundial."
It is a Grade II listed building.
To find the cache work out the following:
N51º 22.(B_A)DA
W002º30.E(Cx2)D
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