Until the end of the 19th century Bellingdon consisted of a number of scattered farms including Bank, Peppetts, Bellingdon End, Bloomfield, Huge, Hazeldean and Vale Farms which were built in late 16th or early 17th-century.The abundance of clay deposits led to a number of brickworks being established in the 19th century at Bloomfield Farm and in 20th century at Gyles Court and nearby adjacent to Cheddington Wood.
St John's Church, in the centre of the village is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Great Chesham. The Anglican congregation started in the 1870s, in the 1880s it met in the Mission Room at Sun Cottage. The current tin tabernacle was built in 1901. In 1958 the building was named "St John's", after St John the Evangelist.
The cache is not at the coordinates but is a short walk away. Take care where you park as there is no off road parking. The cache is at N 51 44.ABC W 00 37.BDE where
Enquiries should be made to 0D494 B839EC and
Meeting Point 1st Wednesday 2:3Apm
Congratulations to Bobkitten on FTF.
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