This is an addition to the very popular series that has spread throughout the UK bringing people to see the many gems that are Churches, some prominent and some neatly tucked away.
There is unfortunately very little history available for this Church other than it sits proudly in the very quiet Village of Wootton St Lawrence, which bears its name, and falls within the jurisdiction of Basingstoke and Deane in leafy Hampshire.
We do know that this mediaeval Church was rebuilt in 1864 retaining its 12th century North Arcade and Tower. Some of the windows are from the 14th century.
A early notable resident in this Village was one Charles Butler (1560-1647) who was well known as "The Father of English Beekeeping" and who was Vicar here for 48 years until his death in 1647.
To find the cache you need to visit the three stages and note some numbers: At stage 1 you will find a notice board, on the uppermost top beam are three words - note the number of letters in each word and call them ABC.
At Stage 2 you will find a War Grave. What age was the Flight Lieutenant when he died - call this DE
Then make your way to stage 3 where you need to count the number of buds (including the larger ones) on the top rail. This will be FG. Now do the same for the middle rail and call the answer HJ. You need to count the complete buds not just one half!
If you have recorded the correct numbers you should now have a checksum of 30
The cache can then be found at: N51 H(C-J). BD(G+B+E) and W001 (D-J)(A+D). J (D+E)(C-B)
Due to proximity issues the cache is placed about 10 minutes walk away but be careful along the narrow lane as traffic moves fast and there are no footways. Alternatively, and preferably, you can drive the short distance to GZ where parking is available very close to the hide.
If you would like to add to the Church Micro series yourself then please look here
http://churchmicro.co.uk/
There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page that can be found at
http://www.15ddv.me.uk/geo/cm/index.html
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