Church Micro 1309...Biddenham
This cache has been placed to bring you to the church of St James in Biddenham.
St. James's Church is Norman in origin and has been added to by successive generations. The chancel appears to date from the 14th century. The west tower was added in the 13th century and the south aisle and porch in the 15th century. The north aisle was built near the beginning of the 16th century by one of the Boteler family. The Boteler family were prominent landowners in the village during the 16th century and founded a charity to assist the poor of the parish. The earliest burial in the churchyard which can be deciphered is that of Alice Osborne (1615). Alice was the wife of Edward Osborne of the Inner Temple, and daughter of William Boteler of Bydenham Six bells were recast from a former ring of five bells by William Emmerton of Wootton in 1787. In 1896 the tenor bell was recast by the Taylor foundry in Loughborough as it was cracked. In 1896, two treble bells were presented by Cecil Winnington Ingram in memory of his brother Charles.
This is a straight forward cache placed not far from the church.
The micro has log book only so please bring a pen.
To find the cache, visit the church noticeboard near the main entrance to the churchyard.
Wednesday evening prayer includes a Zoom ID 99A BCD EFGH
Using this, the final coordinates are:
N 52° 8.G(A - E)F' W 0° 31.(H - C)B(H - D)'
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