Church Micro 2477 St Andews @ Blunsdon St Andrew Traditional Geocache
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Church Micro 2477 St Andews @ Blunsdon St Andrew
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St Andrews Church
The cache is a cameoed small plastic container.
Situated on Tadpole Lane in the Blunsdon St Andrew Conservation Area, this unique little medieval church dates back to the 13th century, a record dated 1281 lists it as Bluntesdon Seynt Andreu. Blunsdon apparently means Blunt's Hill (from early English 'dun') and refers to an early Lord of the Manor.
After finding the cache why not spend some time by walking down the track and having a look around the church and church yard. To your left you will spot the old Blundson Abbey which is now a mobile home park and behind the church the new housing estates of Priory Vale.
Blunsdon Abbey, the Victorian mansion was destroyed by fire in 1904. Although the property was insured, the death of Louisa Thomas, the mansion's owner, later that year, put an end to hopes of rebuilding. Among the items destroyed was a unique collection of Welsh Manuscripts assembled by Rachel Thomas, mother of David Alfred Thomas, later Viscount Rhondda It has now been converted into a caravan park.
Priory Vale belongs to the parish of Blunsdon St Andrew. Within this parish resides Blunsdon: a village dating back to the Iron Age, where our earliest ancestors fortified and built a settlement. Blunsdon is mentioned in the Domesday Book as 'Bluntesdone', at which time the settlement had a population of only two or three adult males.
If anybody 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.
There is also a Church Micro Stats page found via the Bookmark list
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