Walton-on-Trent - St Lawrence
This church is part of a combined benefice covering 8 churches in the area. I'd like to thank the Team Rector and the Team Vicar for their encouragement and support to place church micros at these 8 churches in the combined benefice. I've placed caches at Coton in the Elms, Croxall, Linton, Netherseal, Overseal, Rosliston and Walton upon Trent. There is an existing cache at Lullington where the church is also part of this benefice.
St Lawrence's Church is a Grade II* listed building. The church dates from the 12th century with elements from the 13th and 15th centuries. It was restored in 1868 by George Edmund Street.
At the time of posting the church is normally locked but there are contact details should you wish to visit. There are a number of very interesting interior features, including a Norman arch visible on one of the inside walls, a number of fine wood carvings created by a former rector, and the memorials to the Disbrowe family of Walton Hall.
This one is another simple hide, a short distance from the church. As ever stealth will be required as it's at a busy junction.
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