A straight forward Multi Cache bringing you to St James' Parish Church, Rudry, an historic Anglican church in the village of Rudry in the Diocese of Monmouth. The cache isn't hidden at the published coordinates but is a short walk away.
The church was founded in the mid 13th Century (possibly 1254) as a wayside shrine used by pilgrims. A church was present at the location by 1295, when it was a chapel of ease to the parish church in Bedwas, St Barrwg. It retained this function for the next 619 years, separating from Bedwas in 1914. The parish records at St James's date back to 1627. After 1254, the Bishop of Llandaf held the right to appoint the parish priest at Rudry, a practice which would continue until 1920. There exists a long-standing local myth that Oliver Cromwell sought refuge in St James's during the English Civil War. Hard evidence for this is lacking, though it is known that King Charles I spent time at nearby Ruperra Castle. In the late 18th Century, the officiant at St James's was Father William Price, an eccentric priest who was known for his habit of swimming naked in local ponds. His son was William Price, the archdruid and pioneer of cremation, who was baptised in St James's in 1800.
The church was restored by John Prichard in 1885. It was Grade II listed in 1963. The tower at St James's was refurbished in the early 2011s.
You will need to work out the following to find the cache.
On the south side of the Church there is a lightning conducter with a phone number on a plaque - 07581 ABCDEF
The grounds of the church contain ancient Yew Trees thought to be over 800 years old. From the information board in the grounds what is the circumference of the largest tree in centimetres - GHI
Number of stone heads above the east window - J
Memorial bench dedicated to the memory of Thelma Doreen James who was born in KLMN
Cache can be found here N51.NM.(B+J)(G-J)A W003.(I-H-K)(B+C).E(F+B)(L-D+A)
Checksum of collected digits A - N: 73
Congratulations to Lomakx and WalkingGB - FTF
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