The Church of England parish church Saint Mary the Virgin had been built by 1190, by which time it had been given to Osney Abbey. Little of the original building is recognisable except the Norman font. The south aisle was added in the 14th century. Its surviving original features include the south porch and five-bay Arcade, both of which are Decorated Gothic. The Perpendicular Gothic west tower was added in the 15th century. The chancel was rebuilt and the nave and south aisle drastically restored in 1850–51 under the direction of the Gothic Revival architect John Chessell Buckler. The tower has a ring of five bells. Richard Keene of Woodstock, Oxfordshire cast the treble and second bells in 1698. Charles and George Mears of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the remainder including the tenor bell in 1851.
St. Mary's was a dependent chapelry of Sandford St. Martin until the 16th century. In 1960 St. Mary's Benefice was merged with that of Westcott Barton, and in 1977 this united benefice was combined with the parishes of Duns Tew and Sandford St. Martin.
To find the cache, you will need to find the slightly faded inscription on a bench. The date thereon is A B C D
You will need to find the phone number for the Revd Graeme R Arthur. Including the STD code, this is E F G H J K L M N P Q
The final location for the cache can be found at
N51 (F+L) (N+Q) . (A+C) (G+M) (K+D)
W001 (F+P) (P+E) . (L+D) (K+L) (A+B)
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