Lead me to the Church Traditional Cache
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Close to Lotherton Hall near leeds. A fairly gentle walk along this bridleway. The cache is about 0.6 miles from the car park at The Crooked Billet. Although it is on a bridleway, it can get rather muddy in places.
Visit the church, it is really something.....
This tiny 14th century church, St Mary’s Lead, stands alone in the middle of a field. The bumps and furrows of earthworks in the field indicate the site of a mediaeval manor house, for which St Mary’s was probably originally the chapel. Only a short distance away is the site of the battle of Towton, ‘the bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil’, which brought the Wars of the Roses to an end in 1461. Ten thousand men are said to have been killed, and Cock Beck, the little stream which you cross to get to St Mary’s, is said to have run red with blood.
Despite its awesome history, St Mary’s is a peaceful place. It is known locally as the Ramblers’ Church, because it was thanks to the enthusiasm of a group of ramblers that the church was saved from neglect and decay in 1931. The repairs made then are recorded on the back of the church door.
The tiny rectangular building is very simple. It was probably built by the Tyas family, whose massive grave slabs are set into the floor. Carved with heraldic symbols and inscriptions, and dating from the 13th century, they are an important and interesting collection. Later additions were made to the church in the 18th century, with a rustic pulpit, clerk’s pew, reading desk and painted texts.
The best place to park is at The Crooked Billet pub, which does excellent pub lunches, except on my visit to place the cache, there had been a power cut !
N 53 49.479
W 1 17.779
You must visit the unused church in the middle of a field. I believe there is one service a year held there just to keep it ongoing.
The church is at
N 53 49.579
W 1 17.779
The Cache
A plastic container –
The cache is 0.3 miles from the church
It is situated at the side of a bridleway , by a hedge.
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(Decrypt)
Lbh jbhyq or obneq gb zvff guvf
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