The coordinates given will take you to the graves of two French soldiers who were imprisoned in Odiham during the Napoleonic wars. To get the final location, you need to get the following information from the grave stones.
- What year did Pierre Jouneau die? ABCD
- How old was he when he died? EF
- On what date was Piere Feron born? GH Aout JKLM
- In what month (numerically) did he die? N
The final cache location is:
N51 AH.CBK W0 HL.NG(F-E) and you're looking for a small bison container in a camouflage bag.
If you turn around from the Frenchmen's graves, you will see the grave of Robert May, who established the first grammar school in Odiham (now Robert Mays Secondary School), which was initially on the site of the nearby Mayhill Junior school.
Odiham (from the Old English Wudighamm or Wudiham, meaning wooded settlement) is mentioned in the Domesday book, and there has been a church on this site since before that time. The church is located in the Bury, derived from the old English word "Bearh", meaning Hill. The current church has sections which date from the 12th century, and the base of the tower from the 14th century.
Somewhat trivial claims to fame for the church include being where Tim Henman got married, featuring in an episode of Foyle's War, and as the launching site for a regiment of local children's parachuting teddy bears.
Worth visiting around the church yard are the stocks and whipping post by the gate, and the Pest House, which is found at the top corner of the church yard. The Pest House, which was used to house sufferers of the plague and other diseases, is one of only 5 remaining in England. It is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 4pm, and on other days you can collect the key from the Post Office in the high street.
The cache will take you past a playground which may interest some of the younger cachers, and the start is conveniently located next to The Bell, which may interest some of the older cachers.
There's a compass button and first to find badge in the cache to start with. Congratulations to PealRinger for being first to find.
BTW - there may be more than one location which fits the clue - but only one of them has the cache in it. You are looking for a Bison container in a camo bag.
If anybody would like to expand this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first so he can keep track of the church numbers and names to avoid duplication.