Church Micro 4129...Littleham Multi-cache
Church Micro 4129...Littleham
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A Church Micro at St.Swithun's,Littleham.
A HOLY man from Ireland is believed to have started Littleham's first church in about 900 AD on the same site as the church occupies today.
The availability of wells in the neighbourhood played an important part in the siting and this explains, perhaps, why the parish church was tucked away in a sheltered spot rather than perhaps being built in a more conspicuous position on a hillside.
The first church, it is thought, would have been built of wood and in addition to the local inhabitants, Littleham in those far-off days would have been far larger than Bideford, there would almost certainly have been a sprinkling of travellers.
A constant reminder of the antiquity of St. Swithun's is the well-worn chest, which dates from around the year 1100 and is the oldest item in the church.
The co-ords will take you to the headstone of William Morrish.
William died at Ashridge Farm,March ABth CDEF
Cache is at N50 59.(B-A-C)EF W004 13.CD(D-C)
£1 for the FTF.(Jakesrun)
“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 & Information page found via the Bookmark list”
Cache is a small locktop box...
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
...ng onfr bs ynetr bnx.