There has been a church here since at least 1150 and some parts of the building may date from about this time. Much of what you can see dates from the 15th century. Perhaps the most striking feature of this church is the Matthew the Miller clock on the south wall of the tower. Built in 1621 by Matthew Hoppin, a local clockmaker, it features automata as well as a clock. If you are at the church at the right time you will see them in operation.
To find the location of the cache you need to obtain the following pieces of information and substitute the letters for numbers:
- In 1658 the church was sold for £A00 before being returned to parish use a few years later.
- The present clock mechanism dates from 1B25 and replaced the original by Matthew Hoppin.
- How many of the automata have silver tunics? Answer = C
- How many sun symbols are there on the clock face? Answer = D
- How many bells are there within the church? Answer = E
- How many of the automata have red tunics? Answer = F
You will find the cache at N 50 43.ABC W 003 32.DEF and you are looking for a bison inside a larger container at ground level. The checksum of the values from A to F is 16.
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