Barcombe church is situated some distance from the centre of the
village. This came about following the ravages of the plague in the
17th century, when surviving villagers rebuilt their community at
Barcombe Cross, a mile from the original hamlet around the
church.
The present building stands on the site of a Saxon church, and the
oldest part of the structure is the north wall which was built in
the 11th century. Research has revealed that the chancel and east
wall are 12th century, the tower as 13th century and the font as
14th.
The Victorians subjected the building to radical alteration in
1879, including the construction of a new pine roof, replacement of
the box pews, removal of the pulpit (which was subsequently
returned without its sounding-board from the Willingdon
museum).
The above coordinates are for a bench dedicated to Richard,
Prudence and Joan Hosken.
Their respective dates are:
ABCD EFGH
JKLM NPQR
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The cache can be found at:
N50 5 (H-M). D U (V-U)
E000 0 Z. (E+Q) (M+R) G
If any body would
like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you
could let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the
Church numbers and names to avoid duplication