Church Micro 3865… Sutton in Ashfield Multi-Cache
Church Micro 3865… Sutton in Ashfield
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Church Micro 3865 - St. Mary Magdalene, Sutton in Ashfield
The main part of the church building dates from the 12th and 13th centuries. The most notable outward feature of the church is its spire built around 1391. It is 90ft high. From the tower (45ft high) it is possible on a clear day to see Lincoln Cathedral 40 miles away. The church is a Grade II Listed Building.
The earliest churchwarden, in 1573, was one Christopher Brandreth. A nineteenth-century descendent, Jeremiah, had a rather different claim to fame. He was sentenced to be hung, drawn and quartered at Derby for High Treason on November 7th 1817, for his leadership of England's last revolution.
Jeremiah Brandreth was born in Wilford, Nottingham in 1790. Brandreth became a stockinger by trade and later moved to Sutton-in-Ashfield where he lived with his wife and three children. It is believed that in 1811 he took part in Luddite activities (destroying 'new technology' that threatened the livelihood of stockingers and other textile workers).
In May 1817 Brandreth met William Oliver from London. Oliver claimed that a large group of Radicals were planning an armed uprising in London on 9th June and asked Brandreth to persuade local workers to join the rebellion. This was untrue and it is now believed that Oliver was working as an agent provocateur for Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary.
On June 9th 1817, Jeremiah Brandreth led a band of 300 armed with pike and a few pistols with a plan to march first on Nottingham and then on to London where they would proclaim a Republic. They expected to gain support on the way, but this did not happen and a troop of horse cavalry easily stopped them at Kimberly, near Nottingham.
Thirty-five of the men were charged with High Treason. The three ringleaders were sentenced to be hung, drawn and quartered in Derby and another eleven were transported for life to Australia.
The men were called 'The Pentrich Plotters' because they had formed their plans in the Derbyshire village of Pentrich, not far West of Ashfield.
The quartering was remitted but the leaders were still hanged and beheaded.
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To find this cache you need to go to the listed co-ordinates. This will take you to door of the church where there is a small brass plaque.
A = Number of letters in the last word on the first line.
B = Number of letters in the first word on the first line.
C = First number in the telephone number on the bottom line.
D = Number of words on the second line.
E = Number of times Magdalene is mentioned.
F = Number of words on the third line.
The cache can then be found a short walk away at:
N 53 07.ABC
W 001 16.DEF
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The waypoint and cache are accessible to both wheelchair and pushchair users.
Take care with geokids around the busy road at the bottom of the drive.
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Additional Hints
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