After the founding of the Priory in 1160, the local people were encouraged by the Canons to use the Priory Church. On dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII they obtained permission, first to use a corner of the old priory and then in 1611 to build the present church. In the first instance the roof was tiled, but in 1672 Richard White, a churchwarden, substituted a thatch, taking the tiles as payment.
By the late 19th Century St Peter's was in a sorry state and incapable of being used regularly so a new corrugated iron church, "Christ Church", was erected close by - the old church being retained for funerals and the occasional wedding. However by 1962 this "tin church" was rusting and irreparable so it was decided to renovate old St Peter's.
Today the interior of the church still bears traces of it's history - the Norman dog-toothed decoration on the chancel arch, the former oak cross beam rescued from the roof bearing the date of 1611, together with the ancient font from the old parish church, the 13th Century rose sculpture and the 19th Century box pews. The door is very old as well. The thatched roof was replaced in 2008.
The church is situated at the bottom of a short close. Please visit it.
The cache is a micro but not hidden in the church grounds.
"If anybody would like to expand this series please do, I would just ask that you could let Sadexploration know first at .. churchmicro@gmail.com so he can keep track of the church numbers and names to avoid duplication. There is also a Church Micro Stats & information page found via the Bookmark list." .