Church Micro 1205 ... Mersham Traditional Cache
Church Micro 1205 ... Mersham
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St John the Baptist Mersham
Mersham is a small village dating back to Saxon times and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The village was owned by the Archbishops of Canterbury for over 500 years. The beautiful Church of St. John the Baptist, which stands on the site of a Saxon church, is part Norman. There are two water mills on the East Stour river, one of which, Swanton, is still working. Part of Hatch Park, an ancient deer park and SSSI, is within the parish.
Historically Mersham has been a farming community with close ties to the local market town of Ashford.
The village has been the home of the Knatchbull family since the times of Henry VIII. In 1638 Sir Norton Knatchbull founded Ashford Grammar School, to which pupils were not admitted until they could read the Bible in English, he was also the Member of Parliament for Romney. In the early 1800s Edward Knatchbull served under Rober Walpole in the Whig government and in 1830 another Sir Edward Knatchbull became M.P. for Romney and served under Sir Robert Peel in his government of 1841.
The cache is outside Church grounds
Please take care when replacing caches - fasten securely and hide well - Many thanks
The cache has a log book but no room for pen so bring one along.
Don't forget the Bonus number
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If any body would like to expand to 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
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Latest maintenance mission ..... 02 Oct 2016
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