For full details on this series please read the description on cache number one
This is a multi-cache that visits the small church at Berwick Bassett. The cache is not at the coordinates above.
Church of St. Nicholas, Berwick Bassett
The parish church of Berwick Bassett, dedicated to St. Nicholas by 1331, was built between c.1199 and 1221. The prebendary of Calne, who owned the tithes in the parish, may have been responsible for the building of the church. Prior to this date the inhabitants of Berwick Bassett attended the church at Winterbourne Bassett. By the 15th century and probably earlier, they had rights of baptism, marriage and burial at St. Nicholas church.
In 1783 a curate living at Wroughton served Berwick Bassett, Broad Hinton and Wroughton churches. Eighty years later, in 1864 two services were held each Sunday, with additional services on the principal days of the liturgical calendar.
In 1970 Berwick Bassett parish united with those of Avebury and Winterbourne Monkton as the Avebury benefice; this in turn merged with other parishes in 1975 to form part of the Upper Kennet benefice. The church of St. Nicholas itself was declared redundant in 1973 and is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
The Cache
First go to N51 27.655 W001 51.549 and find out when Mary Stratton died on Feb AB CDEF, aged GH years
Then walk round to the unusual external bell tower at N51 27.643 W001 51.575 and decide how many bells there are and make this J
The cache can then be found at:
N51 27.E(C+F)(A+J)
W001 51.(J+G)F(G+H)
Congratulations to the steckerl family on the FTF.
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