St John the
Baptist - Bolas Magna
This cache is one of a series set at or near churches in the
lovely surroundings of the Shropshire countryside.
We’d like to thank The Washers for conceiving the idea,
initiating the series and inviting other cachers to add to it.
St John the Baptist is set in our local village of Great Bolas,
historically known as Bolas Magna. The term 'Bolas' means a site on
a flood-plain and indeed, the village of Great Bolas is at the
confluence of the rivers Tern and Meese (see our
Meesechievous series for a lovely walk round this area).
There used to be a medieval church on the site of the current
church but no trace of it remains. The current church consists of a
Georgian west tower and nave from 1726 and an earlier chancel which
was built in the late 17th century. The builder of the nave and
tower was John Willdigg.
The interior of the church is Georgian, with 18th century box
pews and pulpit. There is a gallery overlooking the main pews to
the west.
Cache Details
Collect the clues from the first page of the logbooks to find
the Bonus cache at Chapel of the Epiphany - Peplow. You can find
the base level caches in any order. The caches in this series
are:
Hall Of
Fame
| First to Find: |
cannonedwards |
| Second to Find: |
Izzy and the
Lizard King |
| Third to Find: |
WREKIN
RANGER |
