The Church
There has been a church at Lawhitton since the 9th century. King Egbert gave the parish to the Saxon bishop of Sherborne in 830. In 905 it was transferred to Eadulph, the bishop of Crediton.
The present church building is dated to the 13th century. It comprises a chancel, nave and south aisle. The arcade consists of five arches supported on tall, monolith granite pillars. There is a south porch and a priest's door.
The tower is situated on the south side of the church; it consists of three stages, and is finished with battlements and stump pinnacles. The belfry contains six bells.
There was a major restoration of the church which took place under the Rev. F Du Boulay in 1871. This work included a new east window, an oak chancel screen, new pavements in the nave and the chancel and new seats where the old ones were too decayed for re-use.
The church is normally open in the daytime and a visit inside is recommended as there are a number of nice stained glass windows.
The Cache
Roadside parking is available opposite the church.
The headline coordinates take you to thr porch entrance on the south side of the church.
On the right, as you face the porch entrance, is a memorial to a man and wife. You need the following information from this memorial stone:
Mary Elizabeth Lancaster died AB rd May CDEF aged EG years
Horace Claude Lancaster died CH th February CDEA aged EH years
Also Horace Roy, son of the above died AB rd May CDDC aged JB
The cache is a short walk away at N 50 37.CAH W 004 19.GGD
There are great views to the North East from the GZ.
The cache is a small plastic tube approx 7 cms long by 3 cms in diameter in a camo bag.
The GZ is both muddy after rain and prickly.
You may require tweezers to extract the log and please Bring Your Own Pen (BYOP).
There are houses nearby so please be stealthy. This is NOT suitable at night.
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