The church and cemetery is situated on the busy A39 road. Please take care when crossing the road, especially with children. Parking is possible near the church, outside the primary school or along the road.
The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and is an ancient stone edifice with a tower. It contains monuments of the Mogg and Hodge families dating back to the 15th century. In 1310, the advowson of the church at High Littleton was given to the abbey by Gilbert Aumery, and Bishop Drokensford sanctioned its appropriation by the abbey in 1322, but the royal licence is dated 1328.
The church is a Grade II listed building. Two monuments in the churchyard are also listed. They are:-
- Brodribb Monument which is in the churchyard, 1m south of the nave.
- Lansdown Monument which is in the churchyard, 1m north of the nave.
The church is now run by the vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Paulton creating the joint benefices of Paulton, High Littleton and Farrington Gurney. Unfortunately, the church is locked most of the time.
To locate the cache find the following information. In the church graveyard. Find the grave of James and Mary Ann Carter.
1) James died aged 85, on March 5th in what year? This is ABCD.
2) What date in January 1884 did Mary Ann die on? Let this be EF
3) In the cemetery (over the road) find the small plaque (wooden bench has been moved). What year did the school children plant yew trees? This is GHJK
Cache final location is N51° AD.(B-C)(C-E)(A+G) W002 FH.CG(J+K)
You are looking for a large screw top pot, large enough for small tackables etc. Please bring your own pen.
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