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Church Micro 4448 Stonham Aspal St Mary & Lambert Multi-cache

This cache has been archived.

Bee of Good Cheer: This has definitely gone. However, a new location has been found, and a new cache listing has been submitted, which will be a traditional. Thanks to all the finders, and of course to frenchboy for the original hide.
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Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

This is one of a series of caches, mainly Church Micros, which can be done by road in a day. The area is very rural and is suitable for a cycling trip. We have created a public Bookmark Listing of all our caches on the route and by using the geocaching website map features, you will be able to plan a good circular route. We suggest starting at Stonham Aspal and finishing back on the A1120 at Pettaugh, but it can be joined (or left) at any point.


This is a classic Church Micro simple offset cache - you are looking for a nano.

Go to the published co-ordinates and find a seat on which there is a year date ABCD

The cache can be found a short distance away at:


N52 11. (A+C+D)(A+D)(B-A-D) E001 07. ADD



The unusual Saint Lambert dedication here is a mistake. In fact, there are three Stonhams, and this one once used the name of the Lambert family, owners of the Manor, to distinguish itself from the others.

The tower with its wooden belfry is remarkable because it dates back to the 18th century, although what you see now is a rebuilding of the early 1990s. It gives the bells a quite different sound to that of them being rung in a tower of brick, stone or flint.

The interior is a Victorian restoration, but fortunately this church has very little coloured glass, and although the west window is small, the clerestory does its work for it, and the building is full of light. The light allows inspection of a characterful set of bench ends. A wolf guards St Edmund's head, a pious lady kneels at a prayer desk, a rather incongruous Chinese dragon shows off his beard.

The oldest thing here is the curious 13th century font, its arcading seeming most un-East Anglian. Another curiosity is the vast bound chest in the vestry, it is so big, indeed, that the vestry must have been built around it.

The above the text contains excerpts from Simon Knott's excellent website www.suffolkchurches.co.uk , with grateful thanks.

If anyone would like to expand this Church Micro numbered series please do. Please contact sadexploration via www.geocaching.com so that he can keep track of the church numbers and names to avoid duplication.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Wnzzrq haqre gbc evz.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)