This Church was clearly used by a dedicated congregation who generously assisted in the funding of this place of worship. Though there doesn't seem to be a great deal of information we've been able to glean online, about this specific Church - there are nonetheless some interesting facts about the village it occupies.
The following historical information is credited to : www.kilburnparishcouncil.org.uk/local-history
The origins of the name KILBURN date back to Danish times when the village was known as CYLLA's BURN, meaning "Silver Stream". Cylla was a mythical Danish figure, and the stream was so called because of it's fast flowing and glistening appearance. The stream from which the name was derived could have been one of three that flowed through the village at the time. One flowed through the grounds Kilburn Hall, while another descended from Morrells Wood to Rawson Green, but it was more likely to be Bottle Brook, (Bottolph's Brook?).
By 1162 Kilburn was being referred to as KYLEBURN, clearly derived from it's Danish name Cylla's Burn. It is know that the name Kyleburn was in general use in 1445, but by 1600 it had become KILBURNE although there are many instances of the name KILBOURNE recorded before the present spelling was adopted in 1900 when the "O" and "E" were dropped.
The 1891 Census for Kilburn lists 206 houses, 11 of which were uninhabited. It identifies a total population of 951 persons; 490 men and 461 women.
The vast majority of the population was born in Kilburn or nearby, suggesting an established community, and a mature phase of industrialisation. The large and rapid influx of people associated with the economic developments of earlier eras had slowed down significantly. Out of a population of 951, 802 were born in Kilburn, 76 local people in the sense of being born no further away than places like Belper, Heanor or Ripley, and only 73 had moved in from outside the area.
Of this last group most had come from counties to the south, particularly Staffordshire and Shropshire. A very significant proportion of those who had moved into Kilburn were women.
There were of course several local occupations that were more prevalent in this area principally agricultural workers, miners, and those associated with pottery - Denby being the home to some world renowned stoneware.
Kilburn Toll Bar was located on the Ripley to Derby 'furnpike Road, now the B6179.
Tolls were first charged in 1802 and the Toll House stood at the junction until the 1930s,when it was demolished as part of a road widening scheme. The original stone gate post still exists today.
The Toll House had the first w.c. in the area, a unique affair reputed to be a thick plank with a hole in the middle suspended above the brook.
There were extensive osier (willow) beds near to the Toll Bar, and crate shops where the osiers were woven into crates used in the packing and transporting of pots at Denby Pottery.
All interesting stuff, indeed, though the Toll Bar Stone Pillar still stands today - The Toll House - apparently also known as The Lodge, was hexagonal in shape and was demolished in the 1930's to allow for a road widening scheme to be undertaken.
So to the cache itself, where you will need to make a few calculations to take you to the final location.
Looking at the front of this building you will see that it was constructed in 1908. The church itself has some decorous windows inset into the frontal aspect. It has some pretty railings around the outer perimeter. The building is mainly brick built but this structure also contains numerous foundation stones, bearing the names of the benefactors to this construction. There is however, one additional white plaque above some of the foundation stones which tells of a person who preached the first sermon at this place of worship.
For the Northings: Focus on the White Plaque :
A) How many letters form the surname of this person?
B) How many letters appear in the first word of the fourth line?
C) How many lines of text are on the plaque?
(These numbers - in alphabetical order need to be fitted into the Northings) N53 00. A B C
For the Westings: Looking at the Date mentioned on the white plaque.
D) Using a single digit for the month ?
E) and the *(th) day mentioned ?
F) Where was this person "of" ? What is the total number of letters in this place name, convert into a single digit number.
G) Total number of letters in this persons full name - then subtract one to get to a single digit number.
H) On the last line of text on the plaque - add the letters in the first and second words together to get your final single digit number.
(These numbers - in alphabetical order need to be fitted into the Westings) W001 DE. F G H.
CHECKSUM for ALL co-ordinate numbers: N=25 W=35 (60 in total)
HAPPY HUNTING and a NOTE to CACHERS : This cache is near to busy roads, close to the junction where this cache can be found.
Children and Pets should be carefully supervised at all times - there are all traffic types that travel close to this location including buses and HGVs.
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