St Nicholas Church, Wigginton
The first specific mention of a church building is in 1424, when the Bishop of Dromore was given licence to dedicate , but there was a chapel at Wigginton in the middle of the 13th century. Like the manor it was among the possessions of York Minster and was assigned to the Treasurer, to whom a pension of 25 pence was paid out in the Parish. In 1247 the chapel was confirmed to Simon, son of Master Richard of Arenhall “as a grant of Robert, the Treasurer of York who gave it to him”. It must have returned to the possession of the Treasurer probably on the death of this grantee, for the advowson, or right of presentation to the benefice, remained in their hands until the dissolution of the office of Treasurer in 1547. The Parish with all its rights, then passed to the Crown, in the 17th century, James 1 gave these rights to the Knyvett family as a reward for their help in uncovering the Gunpowder Plot. Later a Lord Howard of escrick appears to be in control, but the Crown regained the living in 1688 and to this day the Lord Chancellor is patron of Wigginton.
The 1424 church seems to have been built of magnesium limestone, like York Minster and roofed with orange clay tiles, many thousands of which are in the ground around the present church and its foundations. The font from this church was unearthed in the present foundations in 1994 and is now on display outside the church hall.
http://www.haxby-wigginton-benefice.org.uk/
The published co-ordinates will take you close to the churchyard gate. Once there you will need to find the grave of:
Sarah, Wife of Thomas Bellerby.
Walk around the left hand side of the church and the grave you need is in this area.
To work out the final co-ordinates you will need to find;
A = The first digit of the day of the month that Sarah died.
B = The second digit of the day of the month that Sarah died.
C = The month Sarah died.
D = The first digit of Sarah's year of death.
E = The second digit of Sarah's year of death.
F = The last digit of the year of Sarah,s death.
Final is at N 54 01.AC (E-F) W001 05.DBE
It is a click lock box and there is room for swaps and trackables.
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