The Grade: II listed church dates from the 12th and 13th centuries and was completely restored in 1881, the north aisle being added at this time. The tower was reconstructed and heightened in 1895 complete with a spire, now lost. For all that, the doorway remains visibly 13th Century and untouched.
The village of East Carleton once formed two parishes each of which had their own church. The two churches shared the same churchyard but St Peter's church fell into disrepair and eventually abandoned. The ruins, a short section of low flint wall covered in ivy, can still be found in the churchyard on the other side of the private track that separated the two churches.
A memorial to Sir Nathaniel Lindley sits in the east side of the church. Baron Lindley was the last Sergeant of Law ever appointed and the last judge to wear the sergeant’s coif on his judicial wig. He died at home in East Carleton in 1921.
Within the graveyard is the final resting place of Colin Chapman, remembered as the man who brought unprecedented flair to British motor racing through Lotus, the company he founded.
The cache is NOT located within the graveyard. There is no need to enter, so please do not disturb anything.
As with any cache of this type, please be respectful to those who are here and those who visit.
This cache has been placed with the kind permission of the Church Warden.
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