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.
St Nicholas Church is a beautiful Norman church which dates back to the 12th Century
It is considered a typical English village church, however it was built around 1100 so is almost 1000 years old.
According to a mediaeval tradition, Wakering (probably Great Wakering) was the site of a monastery during the seventh century AD. Two Christian cousins of King Ecgberht of Kent, named Aethelred and Aethelberht, were murdered at Eastry, a royal dwelling in the Kingdom of Kent, during King Ecgberht's reign (664-673). They were prevented by a miracle from being buried at Canterbury, and were taken instead to an existing monastery at Wakering in the Kingdom of Essex and enshrined there as saints. Ecgberht's brother and successor King Hlothhere of Kent is said by William of Malmesbury to have ridiculed the idea of their sanctity.
The village church dates back to Norman times and the board of rectors or vicars inside begins in the year 1200 with simply "Robert", the next incumbent equally simply named "Peter". However there have been several areas of restoration. As well as the well-maintained and popular parish church, you will also find a United Reformed Church down Chapel Lane, a Methodist and an Evangelical (formerly Peculiar People) Church on Great Wakering High Street
The clock in the tower was erected by the inhabitants and landowners of Great Wakering to commemorate the coronation of George V, 22nd June 1911.
The cache is hidden at the following location:
N 51 33.ABC
E 000 48.DEF
In order to find the missing coordinates, you need to answer the following questions.
A = How many men have a surname starting with the letter A?
B = How many men have the first name George?
C = Add together the number of men with their surnames starting with the letters J & M?
D = Subtract the number of men with their surnames starting with the letter T from those starting with the letter B?
E = How many men have the surname Smith?
F = How many men have “Old Money” in their surnames?
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