ST MARY, CARLTON-LE-MOORLAND
St Mary, Carlton-le-Moorland is a Grade I listed building, having attained the listing on 23 August 1967. The Lychgate, which you will have walked through to access the churchyard, is also Grade II listed, gaining its' listing on 17 June 1986.
The church dates from the 11th Century with parts added and altered in the 13th, 15th and 16th Centuries before a major restoration by C. Hodgson Fowler in 1890-1891. The nave and chancel were rebuilt in the 16th Century and inside, the font dates from the 12th Century.
Further items of note are the tower, dating from the 14th Century, a rood screen inside the building from the 15th Century and 19th Century stained glass made in the Elizabethan style to fit into windows of the same period on the north wall.
Inside are 19th Century pews which still have candlestick holes on the ends for when the church did not have electricity.
The clock dates from 1902 and was placed to celebrate the coronation of Edward VII.
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THE CACHE
You are looking for the final resting place of Richard, who shares his surname with a famous beer brand. He died June AB CDEF.
The cache can be located at;
N 53 (C-A)(D-B) (D-C)(F+E+C)A
W 000 B(D-E) (D-A)(E-C)(A+B+C+E)
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