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Church Micro 10003... Wymondham Abbey Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/17/2019
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not located at these coordinates, you need to solve a simple puzzle in order to find the location.

 

Wymondham Abbey, with its dramatic twin towers, is one of the most well-known landmarks in the area and beyond.
There has been a place of worship on the site for over 1000 years, and a monastary was established here in 1107 by William d’Aubigny. The church was used by both the monks and local parishioners - this leds to some problems, with the end result being that the church was divided in 1249. The eastern half was for the monks, the western side for the townspeople.
In the 1530's the monastary was surrendered to the King, with all others being closed by order of Henry VIII, and fell into ruin as much of the stonework was used for other things. However the parish church - the western side - remained as it was and is what you see today.

More details can be found online, see for examples:
http://www.wymondhamabbey.org.uk/wymondham-abbey/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wymondham_Abbey

The Abbey is open daily, and is free to visit. Free WiFi is also available and a small shop selling books and souvenirs is inside.

You are searching for a micro sized container, which can be found by walking around the churchyard and finding the answers to the clues below. The required information may be a number on a grave, some details on one of the information board, or another feature of the area.
The cache itself is not on the Abbey grounds, but is within a few hundred metres of the site.

AB = Take the height of the western tower in metres, then subtract 8. This is AB
C = Margaret, beloved wife of Abraham Kett died on October CC in 1869
D = Add 1 to the number of wooden herb planters on the south side of the Abbey. This is D
E = Number of glazed windows on the eastern side of the old tower
F = Jane Daynes died on the 17th of January 189G. She is buried in a plot with her husband John and daughter Eliza, the latter of whom also met with a sad end
G = Eliza Blyth, wife of William who was parish clerk for 18 years, died in 184G
H = William Fisk met an unfortunate end on the railway in 1879, he was H7 years old
I = The southern aisle was widened in approximately 155I
J = Standing on the East side of the Abbey, facing the old tower, how may panes would there have been in the top window? This is J

Final location is N 052 AB.CDE  E 001 FG.HIJ

 

If you would like to add to the Church Micro series yourself then please look here

http://churchmicro.co.uk/

 

There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page that can be found at
http://www.15ddv.me.uk/geo/cm/index.html

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

GrFyN'f SbEpR vF gUr XrL gB gUvF

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)