The pretty Oxfordshire village of Stratton Audley is located on the
old Roman road from Alchester (old Roman town nr Bicester) to
Towcester. The village has always been very rural in character and
is currently bordered by several farms and is home to the hounds of
the Bicester Hunt with Whaddon Chase. You may hear them on your
trek! Whilst you are here, you may like to take a peek at the
church of St. Mary & St. Edburga. The building has Saxon and
Norman elements, but predominantly owes its current style to the
13th., 14th., and 15th. centuries. Within the church, there is a
plain medieval font, a beautiful Jacobean pulpit and a large 17th.
century baroque monument to a member of the Borlase family, who
built the manor in 1545. On your way to the final cache you will
pass a scheduled ancient monument, this is the moated remains of
the medieval castle of the Audley family.
Inside this cache you will find the West co ordinates for the
final cache in this series
Stratton Strides
The final cache has had to be altered slightly and is a few feet
from the co ords you will be left with once you complete this and
the other cache in the series. Please read the final cache page
before embarking on this series. Whilst in the area you may also
like to look for
'Stratton Stream'