Church Micro 2937...Sundon
This cache has been placed to bring you to the church of St Mary in Lower Sundon.
St Mary's Church, Lower Sundon
I have brought you to this lovely church since I used to live nearby in Upper Sundon many years ago begore I started caching.
It is situated on a very busy country road with sharp bends so take care with little ones.
The Church of St Mary is in the hamlet of Lower Sundon. The hamlet was established before 1066 and the church built in the thirteenth century.
It is a lovely church architecturally in the ‘decorated’ style with perpendicular chancel, nave of four bays, aisles, south chapel or transept and a western tower with one bell. There are stone seats round the north aisle and partly round the south aisle.
The roof of the church was blown off in the grand storm of 1880 and was closed until 1883. It deteriorated and was closed again in 1913. The church was then renovated and opened again in 1938.
There is rumour that the villagers deserted Lower Sundon during the plague and moved up the hill to Upper Sundon but there seems to be no historical record of this.
Though the cache is not within the church grounds, please be respectful in the church and grounds.
The cache is a silver bison on a cable tie. only containing a log. You will need to bring your own writing implement.
To find the cache you will need to find the war memorial to the right of the church door. The plaque for the men of the Sundon Cement and Lime Works reflects the village's industrial heritage.
N 51° 55. E T Bushby C Smith W Hyde
W 000° 28. C Hull J Baker J D Stone
The cache is OUTSIDE of the church grounds
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