The Chapel
Hovingham Methodist Chapel, which is situated in the centre of the village, near what would have been the old Market Place. The Chapel is behind the Parish Church and further behind the brick house Chestnut Cottage, also known as Chapel House. There is the wording Methodist Chapel on the gates.
Malton became the circuit town for Wesleyan Methodists in 1794 and Hovingham was the first Wesleyan village Chapel in the area in 1815 although records exist that meetings took place as early as 1761.
The Cache
You will need to go to the stated coordinates, through the metal gates with the wording 'Methodist Chapel' to find the required information. At the stated coordinates you will see a manhole cover, using the convention A=1, B=2, C=3 .... and so on, convert the lettering on the cover to numbers.
The black coloured metal bison can be found at N54 10.ABC W000 58.CBB
A = Half the value of the fifth letter in the manufacturers name
B = Subtract the value of the fourth letter from the value of the fifth letter
C = Value of the fourth letter
If you would like to add to the Church Micro series yourself then please look here
http://churchmicro.co.uk/
There is also a Church Micro Stats & Information page that can be found at
http://www.15ddv.me.uk/geo/cm/index.html