The church is on the site of an ancient chapel dating from Saxon times (Hwitinton) and possibly much earlier. It was mentioned in a charter of 816AD and was originally one of the chapels belonging to St. Helen’s in Worcester. At the time of the Norman Conquest the village was calledWindintum, with land held by William Ponther from Worcester Church (i.e. the Cathedral). By the Sixteenth Century it was a chapel of St Peter’s, Worcester. The Church remained a Chapelry until 1986. It is now a parish church in the benefice of the Parish of Worcester, St. Martin with St. Peter and Whittington, with its own church wardens.
In 1997 the Church was extensively re-ordered and refurbished. This involved moving the altar forward, the rearranging of some pews, rewiring and redecorating the building; thus giving us the present beautiful open interior.
The churchyard has been in existence for over 1000 years and extended twice. It was extended once again more recently and this new land was consecrated by the Bishop of Dudley in 1997.
The old Yew tree on the North side is over 700 years old. On the West side of the churchyard A.E. Perkins chose to be laid to rest in 1873, in the shadow of his beloved church.
The cache isn't in the grounds of the church. It can be found by visiting the church, finding the wooden bench which commemorates June of a certain year - ABCD. The cache can be found at N 52° 10.CC(D-3) W 002° 10.(C+2)(D+A)(B-D)
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