The parish church at Hollingbourne is dedicated to All
Saints.
The history of this site spans centuries, with a church being
documented as an entry in the Domesday Book, as early as 1086. The
record of vicars in Hollingbourne begins in AD1270.
Although there is evidence in the church's building fabric of
Roman, Saxon and Norman work, it was probably rebuilt during the
14th Century, parts before the Black Death in 1349 and others after
the great earthquake in 1381 which severely affected Hollingbourne,
destroying and demolishing the church.
When monasteries were dissolved in 1539, Hollingbourne church
was surrendered to King Henry VIII, who granted it to the
newly-appointed Dean and Chapter of Canterbury, who then leased
various parts of the manor, including part to the Culpeper family
who owned it for several generations.
Within the church are many monuments to the Culpeper family, who
have lived in the village for many generations. All Saints is
best-known for the centuries-old 'Culpeper cloth,' sometimes
described as an altar cloth (although it is probably too large to
have served that function), said to have been embroidered by the
four daughters of Sir John Culpeper, Lord of Greenway Court.
The coordinates take you to an inscription 'In loving memory of
Henry Pye February AB CDEF - March G HJKL'
The cache is a 35mm film canister containing a log book and a
small pencil (So may be best to take your own writing
implement).
The cache is not located within the church grounds, it is
located at Northing 51 16.CA(A+C) Easting 000 38.A(G-H)(F-A)
Please ensure that you hide the cache back correctly, with
plenty of coverage.
If anybody
would like to expand this series please do, I would just ask that
you let sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the
Church numbers and names to avoid duplication