Not another multi cache I hear you cry, but don’t panic, this is quite a simple one, you just need to find the war memorial in the churchyard to get the answers to the clues.
Barling Magna
The name Barling, spelt in a variety of ways since the 10th century, when it was known as Baerlingum, is generally accepted to mean Baerla’s people. The village and surrounding area has been inhabited for many thousands of years) but we can say with certainty that Christianity was established in the village over 1000 years ago.In the year 998, during the reign of Ethelred II (The unready), Barling was left in the will of Leofwine, a Saxon Thegn to his lord, Wulfstan, Bishop of London.
The manor subsequently became the property of the Canons of St. Paul's. Edward the Confessor later confirmed his gift of the parish to St. Paul's and the Domesday Book of 1086 states that 'St Paul's has always held Barling as 1 manor'. In mediaeval times, Barling was one of the manors which formed the 'Communa'; revenue and produce being sent to London to support all the members of the Cathedral.
In 1846, the parish was transferred to the Diocese of Rochester, then to St Albans in 1877. Barling is now in the Diocese of Chelmsford. The Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, however, are still our patrons. In 1933, Barling and Little Wakering became a united benefice. The united benefice came to an end on 1 Febuary 2008 when they became one parish.
The Church
Whether this was the original site or not for the first holy place in Barling is not known: many records were lost in the Fire of London and so our knowledge of the earliest church is scant. The first church in the village was probably made of wood but the present building, thought to date from the 12th century has seen many additions and alterations over the last 900 years. The inhabitants of Barling from every century have left their mark on their place of worship.
The Interior
Stepping into the church, the major renovation work of the Victorians in 1863-64 can be plainly seen) initially by their installation of the pine pews. A grant of £30 was given at this time, by the incorporated Society (for building Churches), providing 142 seats reserved for the use of the poor. (Some of these pews have since been removed; from the north aisle and also from the central part of the church).
The cache is hidden at the following location:
N 51 34.ABC
E 000 47.DEF
In order to find the missing coordinates, you need to answer the following questions.
On the World War One panel:
A = How many men have at least one middle initial in their name?
B = How many men have the surname SNOW?
C = How many men have the surname PERRY?
On the World War Two panel:
D = How many letters in the last word of the first line of the inscription?
E = How many letters in Mr Taylor’s first name less the number of letters in his middle initials?
F = How many names in total?
Once you’ve found the answer’s, please take a moment or two to remember the fallen, after all they gave their lives for you.
I hope you enjoy finding this cache.
Happy Caching.
John.
If anybody 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