All saints Church, Farnborough dates back to the 12th century and is a grade 1 listed building. The tower was built in the 15th century and the porch was added comparatively recently.
The church is built of flint with stone dressing and consists of a chancel, nave and west tower. During the 1880s the building was restored and the roof was replaced.
The stained glass west window in the tower was designed by John Piper as a memorial to Sir John Betjeman, who lived at The Old Rectory, Farnborough from 1945 to 1951.
As an aside, The Old Rectory was voted as the Britain’s Best Parsonage in 2008 by ‘experts’ from Country Life magazine.
There is limited gravel parking on the side of the road at the gates to the church but please don't block the driveway to the houses behind the church.
The published coordinates take you to the grave of Lance Bombardier Arnold of the Royal Artillery who lost his life in 1943. What was his service number? Call this ABCDEFG.
The cache is a 50ml tube and can be found at:
N51 32.A(B-G)D
W001 22.E(E+C)(D-F)
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