East Harling is mentioned in the Doomsday Book and there has been a Church on the site since the 11th century. The present building, which is Listed Grade I, was largely rebuilt from around 1447-1449, funded by Anne Harling and her first two husbands Sir William Chamberlain and Sir Robert Wingfield.
The church with its distinctive spire can be seen from some distance away. The tower, dating from 1490, “looks as if it has been telescoped into its base to avoid a thunderstorm. Light a fuse under it and it would rise like a rocket” states Simon Jenkins, author of England’s Thousand Best Churches. It is capped by the distinctive openwork lantern base from which rises the tall tapering spire of oak covered in lead.
The last embellishments added to the tower were the figures and carved work around the parapet containing the Garter and Badge of Lord John Scrope, Anne Harling’s third husband.
You can see parts of the older building, which date from the early 14th-century, the main door and in the lower stages of the tower - the tower arch and belfry window. Other survivals of the earlier building include the lower part of the south wall, the Harling tomb in the Lady Chapel, the Lady Chapel screen, the narrower of the two windows, and the doorway in the south wall of the Chancel.
The font is pre-reformation and possibly survives from the earlier building. It has a 17th Century cover.
To find the final location you need to go to the bench at the front of the Church .
On the bench there is 2 dates . Convert these into ABCD EFGH
BEWARE THERE IS NO SAFE PARKING AT THE FINAL.
The cache is a short walk away and can be found at N 52 26.H (E+H) (C+H) E 000 55.(C+E) H (B-D)
Check sum of all numbers =61
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