The Anglican Church of St Mary stands on Knap Hill in Nempnett Thrubwell, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century, but was built on the site of an earlier Norman church.
It is a Grade II* listed building,
Before the dissolution of the monasteries the parish belonged to Flaxley Abbey in Gloucestershire. In 1537 the land and manor were granted to Sir William Kingston.
The parish register lists christenings, marriages and burials from 1568.
The three stage tower, which contains five bells, has set back buttresses and two arch bell openings with tracery. The tower is crowned by a parapet with blank arcading, and square pinnacles, it also has a slightly higher stair turret. The nave was restored at a cost of £700 in 1864.
The late Victorian chancel of 1897 is in the decorated style. Inside the church is a screen attributed to Pugin, although Nikolaus Pevsner is of the opinion the architect is probably Pugin the younger.
The base of a 15th-century cross in the churchyard is listed Grade II.
The keyholder can be contacted via the phone number on the noticeboard and lives next door.
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The cache is not hidden in the church grounds
To find the cache answer some questions:
Waypoint one, number of letters in the second word on the notice board = A
Waypoint 2 look up for the year cast third number = B
Fourth number = C
The cache can be found at: N51 20.(A-2)(A/2)(B-C) W002 40.(B-A)(C-3)(B-A-1)