Church Micro 7623... Teynham St Mary.
Historically, Teynham is very ancient. A flint axe, found near the Station and now in the British Museum, testifies to the area being populated in Neolithic times; also, remains of a Roman octagon Bath house and many coins have been discovered in the village.
And the church also has a long, prestigious and interesting history.
It is mentioned that Archbishops resided here in early times. Kenulf, King of Mercia, who reigned between the years 794 and 819, gave the place to Christchurch Canterbury, and afterwards a palace was built in close proximity to the Church. Archbishops Baldwin (1184-91), Hubert Walter, who died here (1193-1207), Langton (1207-29) and Raynold all in turn lived here.
Archbishop Kilwardby received his pallium from the Pope here at Teynham which is recorded on a tablet in Westminster Roman Catholic Cathedral. Archbishop Stratford in 1345 entertained King Edward III at Teynham, and King Henry III granted the town, as it was then known the right to hold a market and fair.
The Parish Church, dedicated to St. Mary, is built of flint in the Early English and Perpendicular styles, in the form of a cross. The church has evolved from an earlier simpler construction of the 12th Century Church and within its build are areas of Roman tiles. It is known that in 1175, a Master Giraud was appointed Rector, the first priest to have permanent charge of this Parish.
You are the owner of a "Reverse-Geocache-Box", which will tell you the distance to the final cache, but not the direction. All the instructions and information you need to complete this wherigo are contained within the cartridge.
The cartridge for the wherigo was developed by -Waldmeister- with GC357G1 being the first and since has been re-used with the kind permission of the developer.
The cartridge can be to download HERE
In the cartridge you will be asked for three codes to get you to the right location...
Please enter the following...
983101
517201
370720
Find the church and you’ll be pretty close...
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