Church Micro 5393...Long Ashton Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 3/7/2014
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A quick cache and dash close to the 14th Century Parish Church of All Saints in Long Ashton. The Saints Day for this church is 1st November, being the day after All Hallows. It has numerous interesting memorials, a sundial and an old preaching cross at the rear of the building.



All Saints Church
Prehistoric and Roman artefacts have been found in the area, at the site of the Gatcombe Roman Settlement, but the village originated in Saxon times. The Domesday Book records it as Estune (the place by the ash tree) and, afterwards, it was granted to Bishop Geoffrey of Constances.

The village was normally just called Ashton up to the mid 19th century. It acquired the prefix"Long" from the fact that it straggles along the main road for nearly 2 miles.

The parish church of All Saints dates from about 1380, and the arms of its founder (Thomas de Lyons) are on the outside of the tower. The interior has some fine tombs, and some relatives of the poet Robert Southey are buried in the churchyard. Southey has a memorial in Bristol Anglican Cathedral.

The nearby local hostelry dates from 1495 was originally a church-house.

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