Church micro 14670... Foxcote
The Anglican Church of St James The Less in Foxcote, within the English county of Somerset, was rebuilt in the early 18th century incorporating a 15th-century bell turret. It is a Grade II* listed building
The church was dedicated to James the Less. Inside the church is a Jacobean altar table.
Services take place at St. James' Church Foxcote from Easter Sunday to end of October each year. The services then move to the chapel in Shoscombe from November to Palm Sunday.
The parish is part of the benefice of Peasedown St John with Wellow and Foxcote with Shoscombe within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
This cache is on the WFAT series and is an extra "easy" one you can do. It is a short walk to the final and is on the WFAT route after WFAT #5 - Consolation prize. A fun final container and good look.
Multi bit:
A = Go to the church sign outside. It says welcome to St James the ---------. How many letters in the word that I have bit dashes to replace. Not the number of the dashes that I included. Answer = A
B = Staying at the church sign outside look further down. It says services from Easter day till the end of ---------. Which month fills the dashes. What number month is this in the year? Answer = B
CD = Heading into the church you will see a bench as you walk through the graveyard. It says in loving memory of Alison Coles. In what year did Alison die? Let this be 19CD
E = Next to the bench you shall see a gravestone in loving memory of Charles Coles of Elmleigh Shoscombe. In what date was he born. Let this be 19E1
F = Finally, in what date did he die? Let this be 200F
N51 17.(A+D+E)(A+A)(B-E), W2 24.(D+E)(F+E)(C-F+E)
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