Church Micro 3514 ...Hawridge Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 4/19/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A multi in the church micro series.

Hawridge is one of the Hilltop Villages spread out along one of the ridges that radiate from Chesham .  All the villages are in Buckinghamshire.  It is not mentioned in the Doomsday Book but evidence has been found of human occupation since about 600BC.  The Lordship of the Manor was first granted shortly after Doomsday to a Norman follower of William the Conqueror.
 
St Mary’s Church is first mentioned in 1227. During the 19th century it fell into disrepair and was rebuilt in 1856 by the church architect ,William White, using original flint-and-brick materials and in a style peculiar to the 1850s known as 'constructional polychromy'.  It uses bricks of different colours (typically brown, cream and red) in patterned combination to highlight architectural features. 
The church has retained its 13th century circular font.
 
The church is not visible from the main road and can be found adjacent to Hawridge Court, a Tudor building built on the site of the former manor house and surrounded in part by  an earthwork thought to be medieval.
 
There is very limited parking near the church but the Rose & Crown pub and car park is not far away on the main road.  Please respect the church goers at the usual times and do not attempt to find the ‘numbers’ in the dark as your activities will arouse the suspicions of the neighbours.
 
“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.
There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page found via the Bookmark list”
 
 
The church can be found at N 51 44.626  W 00 37.525
 
The final is at N 51  AB.CDE  W 00 FG.HJK
                               
 
All headstones/stones referred to are legible , you do not need to decipher any and they can be found in the following order (roughly) if you walk around the churchyard clockwise
Where
 
Revd Henry Lister for F2 years Rector of this Parish.
 
Mary Turville born 29 January 1828 died 1D February 191JJ, Mary is close by the Revd.,

Joan Amsden 2 July 1920 – 20 May 1K8B

William Henry Darvill passed away  Sept 8 1901 Aged AE
 
Stephen Dwight dies April 2nd 18CH aged G1
 
It is a short walk away, part of which can be muddy.
Congratulations to Smokeypugs on FTF

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh pna yrnq n ubefr gb.......

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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