Church Micro 8160 South Mimms Multi-Cache
Church Micro 8160 South Mimms
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This is short offset multi-cache starting near the church then taking you through some of South Mimms solving clues to enable you to find the co-ordinates of the final cache location and a camouflaged lock n lock container.
Take care when crossing the road. This is not suitable for wheelchairs or strollers. This cache makes a nice quick diversion from the Hertfordshire Way series, with a couple of pubs nearby for refreshment. The round trip should take you no more than 30 minutes. The parish of South Mimms was the most northerly parish in Middlesex, and its borders formed the county borders. It was around 6,386 acres in size and was surrounded by Northaw, North Mimms, Ridge, Chipping Barnet, Enfield, and Monken Hadley. The parish included the modern areas of Potters Bar and High Barnet. The first mention of churchwardens is found in 1580. Churchwardens were elected by the vicar and the Vestry. Vestry meetings appear to have been held infrequently until 1812, when they were held eighteen times a year until 1834, when they dropped to four or five times a year. Meetings were held in local inns until 1804 when they were held either at the church or the workhouse. From 1724 two overseers of the poor were elected, in 1801 a parish doctor was appointed, and a beadle was employed from 1812. Vagrancy was a problem in the area and there was a high demand for outdoor relief. In 1724 a workhouse was established in Blackhorse Lane. A surveyor of highways is first mentioned in 1752, although a salaried surveyor responsible for the whole parish was not employed until 1793. The parish joined Barnet Poor Law Union in 1835. A church in South Mimms is first mentioned in 1140. The present church of Saint Giles dates to the thirteenth century, with fourteenth and sixteenth century extensions and restorations dating to the 1870s. Directions: Start from parking waypoint, then travel via: Waypoint 1 – Find the Vicar’s Phone Number - ***** *LE*** Waypoint 2 – How many sides does the war memorial base have = M Whilst here, look around and find out what year Agnes was born - **CG Waypoint 3 – Number on the dog lamp post = H Waypoint 4 – What footpath number are we on? – JB Waypoint 5 – How many horizontal bars are on the kissing gate = K Now calculate the final cache location as follows: A = K+G D = H-L F = M-J Final cache location is: N 51 41.A B C W 000 14.D E F Good Luck! And well done to SmokeyPugs for FTF. For full information on how you can expand the Church Micro series by sadexploration please read the Place your own Church Micro page (http://www.15ddv.me.uk/geo/cm/place_your_own.html) before you contact him. See also the Church Micro Statistics and Home pages for further information about the series. www.churchmicro.co.uk
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