This small cache is located near the site of a Church that doesn't look like a church - it is a truly beautiful building that I drive past regularly and only found out was a church when I stopped one evening to have a quick look- this led me to researching the Moravian Church and it's history in the UK and around the world.
The Moravian Church (Unitas Fratrum) came to England in the early eighteenth century and was recognised by Act of Parliament (Acta Fratrum 1749) as an ancient Protestant Episcopal Church descended from the Bohemian Brethren of the fifteenth century. Under the leadership of Nicolaus Ludwig, Count von Zinzendorf, who in addition to being a German nobleman was a Bishop of the Moravian Church, it took an active part in the great evangelical Revival of the eighteenth century and was a pioneer of modern Protestant missionary work (1732).
More information can be found here:
Official Website of the Moravian Church
Wiki Article
Thank you to the Church members for the following information.
The Moravian Church in East Tytherton owes its existence to John Cennick, an 18th Century evangelical preacher who worked for a while alongside John Wesley and George Whitfield ion Bristol and was probably Wesley's first local preacher.
In November 1742, Cennick purchased a house in 'Therton' to use for assembling his 'flock'. It soon proved too small and for a while Cennick preached under a pear tree in his orchard while the building was enlarged. With the establishment of the congregation in Tytherton, societies from the surrounding villages had a centre for preaching and sacraments, however, Cennick was not interested in organising congregations and , with the agreement of the members, handed over to the Moravaian Church and left.
The Girl Guide HQ next door to the Church was once a Moravian Primary School. The lawn in front of the Church was the original cemetery; the current one (19th Century) can be reached by the lane that runs past the school.
When the pear tree used by Cennick was blown down some years ago a chair for the use of the Ministers was made out of the wood, plus two collection plates- all are in use in the Church.Further attempts to replace the tree were denied by a hungry donkey!
Accessible to all, wheelchair users may have a little difficulty with the final cache - usually a very very quiet village just watch out for doggles and the odd car - if you want a lovely walk then Maud's Heath Column, Langley Burrell and Maud's Heath Causeway have a few nice caches nearby, particularly the Little Bridges series.
The Church Warden who lives on site is aware of the cache and likes it very much when people say hello and pass a bit of time chatting - also the Church is often open so do please visit