The earliest mention of a church was in 1386: by Bishop Wykeham, 6 December 1386: ‘Monition of certain persons, who, deserting their own parish churches of Odiham and Heckfield, attend early Mass at Rotherwyke Chapel.’ Then as now, Rotherwick Church, as with Mattingley, has no dedication i.e. no saint.
The oldest part of the building is the chancel, which is of flint and stone and dates from the latter part of the 13th century and is set with a slight northward inclination from the axis of the nave.
The nave was a timber-built structure of 15th-century with herringbone brick filling, like Mattingley; but in the 16th century was built round with brick faced walls, and its main timbers cut away, the roof and east and west gables being the only parts now remaining. The white plaster surfacing of the Nave was probably carried out about the time of the Civil War 1642-46.
The above coordinates will take you to the head stone for Emma Jayne Cowdrey, who had such a short life.
Born AB.C.DE….Died F.GH.JK
You can sit on her bench nearby while you work out the final coordinates.
Final N51 18. A D (C/2)….W000 58. (A+B) (C/2) (A-E)
If you add up all the digits in the final coordinates it will come to 51
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