The published co-ordinates take you to the church gate.
St. Mary's Church has been a place of worship for almost 800 years. The 150ft spire on its 14th Century tower is a landmark for miles around. The church site is Anglo-Saxon but there was a Roman settlement here back in the 2nd century. In the porch there is a 9th century cross shaft. The carvings on the front, although rather worn, depict Adam and Eve along with a serpent entwined round what is probably the Tree of Knowledge. Inside the church a 10th-11th century stone tablet. This stone is often called Edred's Stone because when the stone was dug up from under the vestry in 1912, two skeletons were found with it, the skull of one of the skeletons resting on the stone had a faint inscription in memory of Edred.
TO FIND THE CACHE
Look at the church tower.
1. How many divisions (stone-edged) in the window above the clock = A
2.What is the setting for the clock face?
Is it...
Square B=2 Circular B=4 Triangular B6 Diamond B=8
Then go round to the porch to right of main entrance
3. What date was the porch renovated ...2CCD
The cache is at N51 55.9DA W002 24.CBC
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