Unusually amongst Northamptonshire churches St Peters Church in Irthlingborough has a lantern tower
(a feature normally associated with churches on the Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire fens). This dates back to the days before the Nene valley was bridged or drained, in those days there was a river ford between Higham Ferrers and Irthlingborough, but due to the boggy nature of the un-drained valley, fogs were frequent and much worse than today. To guide travellers across the Nene and marsh's monks built two Lantern Towers at Higham and Irtlhlingbrough and would light fires in the lantern's.
To complete this multi start at the published coordinates for this cache.
Here you will find a dedication under the roof of the lychgate
It is dedicated to a bishop of Peterborough
He was bishop in the years 19AB - 19CD
The cache can be found at N52 19.A(B-6)C W000 36.D(A-2)(C-4)
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