Church Micro 3336...West Hythe Traditional Cache
Church Micro 3336...West Hythe
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Cache Description
The cache is a small nano container
When entering the site, please take care to ensure that no damage is done to the church (such as the dislodging of stones or digging of holes), this is an offence under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 (as amended).
Location Information
Hythe West was once a separate parish of the town, containing 237 inhabitants. This once was a place of great resort for shipping as early as the first settlement of the Saxons; and in the reign of Edward the Confessor, the town, from its maritime importance, had the privileges of a cinque-port; but on the subsequent retirement of the sea, it yielded to the growing importance of the new town of Hythe.
St Mary Church, West Hythe
The parish comprises 1253 acres and it has a military canal that passes through it. The church mentioned in the Domesday Monachorum of c. 1089 may well have been that of St Mary West Hythe, but nothing is known of the Saxon church; the earliest fabric, ragstone with Caen stone dressings, dates from the twelfth century when the church consisted of a simple nave and chancel.
The nave was extended in the thirteenth century and a west porch added. By 1563 West Hythe had dwindled to four households with fourteen communicants, and the church fell into disrepair. In 1620 it was almost completely destroyed by fire and much of its masonry removed for use in nearby buildings. There are no traces of a burial ground.
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
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Congratulations to PPRDG0 on FTF 24/03/2013 at 18:38
Cache placed with approval and permission from English Heritage ©2013
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