The parish Church of St. Andrew, East Hagbourne is a grade 1 listed building dating from the 12 century. It consists of a 12 century nave, 13th century chancel, 14th century north aisle and chapel. The west tower was added in the 15th century along with the south aisle and chapel. The tower has a battlemented parapet and a stair turret. It has a peel of 8 bells, the oldest of which was cast in 1602 by Joseph Carter who would later become the Master Founder at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
In the churchyard near to the north porch is the Phillips family tomb which is grade 2 listed. Matthew Phillips (1689-1736) was carpenter to King George I and King George II and is buried here. Unfortunately the inscriptions are difficult to read so I haven't used it to obtain information for the final cache.
Parking is on the main road through the village (N51 35.459 W001 14.490) and the church is a short walk to the south west.
The published coordinates (N51 35.418 W001 14.550) take you to the grave of Mary Ann the beloved wife of William. She died February A 18BC.
Now make you way to the north porch (N51 35.414 W1 14.580) passed the Phillips family tomb. On the notice board you will find the list of clergy. You need the telephone number of Revd Louise. The number is 07837 00DEF0.
The cache is a 50 ml tube that contains a log only and can be found at:
N51 35.(E-C)(B-D)(D-E)
W001 14.([C+E]/2)(2A/F)(B-E)
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