St.Mary
the Virgin
St. Mary the Virgin
Cuddington, near Worcester Park in Surrey, dates back to 1218. The
current church building was consecrated in 1895 after a 329 year
interregnum. Cuddington began as a settlement in the 6th century
when an Anglo-Saxon farmer, Cuda, lived in the area of Nonsuch
Park. After the Norman conquest in 1066 the parish system was
created and Cuddington was served from 1218 by a Norman Rector.
Some time later Merton Priory took over responsibility for
Cuddington and appointed its clergy. In April 1538 Merton Priory
was dissolved by Henry VIII and the villagers of Cuddington were
removed. Cuddington Church was demolished to make way for the
building of Nonsuch Palace and the Great Park. In the 19th century
there was again the need for a parish church to serve the expanding
population of Cuddington and the present St Mary's was consecrated
in 1895. St Mary's was further extended in 1959 and
1995.
There is plenty of street
parking near the church.
The waypoints below will take
you to two places to get the info you need.
N51 22.587 W000 15.356 Administrators Telephone Number 020 83BD
C02A
N51 22.599 W000 15.352. The Lord Bishop of Winchester laid this
Foundation Stone EFGH
Cache located at N51 2(F/H).(C+E)(A+B)(D-A) W000
1(G-H).(B+E)(F-C)(BxB).
The cache has a log book and
small pencil, it could be worthwhile bringing your own pen
though..
If any body would
like to expand to this series please do, I would just ask that you
could let SADEXPLORATION know first so he can keep track of the
Church numbers and names to avoid duplication.