The church at West Hallam is dedicated to the seventh century St Wilfrid, who was a member of a Northumbrian noble family and became the Bishop of Northumbria - he is reputed to have been responsible for the conversion to Christianity of both Sussex and the Isle of Wight.
The church itself was built around 1275, though it was "restored" in Victorian times.
If the church is open, it is well worth an interior visit. You will find the tomb and various other features relating to the village's greatest benefactor, the Reverand John Scargill, who died in 1662. And the tomb of Walter and Cassandra Powtrell (Walter died in 1598), is a particularly fine example.
You need to go to four separate locations in the church yard to answer these questions.
- Halfway up the path from The Village, there is bench with plaques to commemorate Geoff and Gertie.
- The main doorway, on the north side of the church.
- The base of the tower (west of church).
- The eastern side of the church, where there are two gravestones fixed to the wall.
The cache can be found a few minutes walk away (you can’t drive there), at
N 52 5A.BCD W 001 2W.XYZ, where:
A: Benjamin Taylor died on 1A April
B: Isaac Rowbottom died in September 181B
C: Elizabeth Taylor died in January 17C4
D: How many pairs of windows are on the north side of the church?
WX: Gertie was born in 19WX
Y: How many doors are there at the base of the tower?
Z: The number of stone heads by the main north door, multiplied by two.
Checksum for the calculated numbers = 43
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