GC2BY5Q Kathryn & Joe's Saxilby Cache (Traditional Cache) in East Midlands, United Kingdom created by Rampaging Imps

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Hidden : 7/18/2010

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Geocache Description:

Near St Botolph's Village Church, Saxilby .
Normal Cache near public footpath.
Access for all. Soft Cache with good capacity.
TBs & GeoCoins welcome to stop by and enjoy the view.
Double Bagged plastic ziplock bags inside a green cloth bag for added stealth.
Don't go digging Graves up! Ive not hidden it there!

Saxilby is a large village (population 3660) in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, about six miles north-west of Lincoln, on the A57 road at the junction of the B1241. It is part of the civil parish of Saxilby and Ingleby, along with the nearby village of Ingleby. Nearby places are Broadholme, Burton, Broxholme, and Hardwick.

The village lies on the north bank of the Fossdyke Navigation which was built by the Romans and there are remains of a Roman camp just outside the village. The name is of Viking origin, Saksulfr+by, or "farmstead of a man called Saksulfr" and it appears as "Saxebi" in the Domesday Book (1086). It has a 12th century church (Saint Botolph's) and buildings from the 15th (Saxilby Old Hall) and 16th (manor house) centuries. In archived documents, the village is often referred to as Saxelby, with the current spelling of Saxilby only being found in common use from the late 19th century onwards.

St Botolph's Church Saxilby:
The church has a small Norman doorway, an Early English north arcade with upright stiff leaf decorated capitals, and quatrefoil piers with deep hollows between the filleted foils. The west tower was rebuilt in 1908 reusing the previous materials. The aisles are Perpendicular and embattled roofs. It would appear that the church has been substantially rebuilt in antiquity reusing previous periods materials and the nave roof is 15th century. The font is octagonal perpendicular with flatly carved and coloured coats of arms of families connected to the d’Aubigny family of South Ingleby. The perpendicular west screen is still in the church. Built into the tower at the level of the ringing gallery is a fragment of a 10th/11th century grave cover with rows of interlace. In the north aisle is a stained glass window by Sir Ninian Comper and just nearby is a Knight and His Lady of the d’Aubigny family (about 1370) who lie on a tomb chest decorated with much foiled and sub-foiled tracery.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gvf va qn Vil qbja ybj ng gur pbeare bs gur cngu, bccbfvgr gur tenirlneq. N tbbq ehzzntr jvyy fgevxr gernfher!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)