Church Micro #851...Hale – St John’s Multi-cache
Church Micro #851...Hale – St John’s
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Short Multi-Cache set in the village of Hale near Farnham Surrey
The Co-ordinates above are for the suggested Car Park, which is within 200 metres of the cache location. Allow about 20 minutes or so for this cache. Take care with Children and Dogs as this cache is close to a busy main road.
St John's Church was founded in 1844. It was paid for by Bishop Sumner and designed by the architect Benjamin Ferrey. Sumner is buried in the churchyard together with his wife.
Some of the oldest surviving buildings in Hale date from the late 17th century, in the area once known as Hungry Hill. The oldest place of worship in the village is the chapel built in 1834.
Hale grew rapidly after 1854 when the British Army became established in Aldershot. Many people came to the area seeking employment in building the nearby town and barracks. As the cottages spread, those nearer to Aldershot formed a separate village, which became known as Heath End. In recognition of the services they had rendered, the army gave the villagers of Hale two acres of land for a new cemetery. St Mark's Church was built near to the cemetery in 1883.
Now onto the Cache :
At N51 13.627 W000 47.076 Which road to Ewshot? This is A-BCDE
Now go into the Churchyard of St John the Evangelist at N51 13.671 W000 47.097 and answer the following questions :
How many Celtic crosses on the Church Roof & Steeple = F
(Ignore the broken one)
How many Benches in the Churchyard = G
How many Victorian Lamp Posts in the Churchyard = K
Now walk down to N51 13.557 W000 47.039. How far is Winchester (Winton)? This is LM
Finally onto the cache location itself, which is close by at :
N51 13 . F E K W000 4 M . C B [G + K - L]
You are looking for a small camouflaged box, with just a logbook and room for small swaps or TB’s. There is no pen, so please bring your own.
If anybody would like to expand this Church Micro series, please do, we would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the Church numbers and names to avoid duplication.
FTF Hounours to "figures"
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Urnq urvtug va gur vil ba gur ovttrfg gerr va gur ybpnyvgl.
Fgnaq ba gur onax naq ernpu oruvaq.