It can be seen that the point of alignment falls within the building to the right of the main entrance. A brief conversation with the owner revealed that he knew nothing of the legend of the Priory Cell.
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To be added to Chilworth Priory under TYTING LINE
Chilworth Manor is shown on older Ordnance Survey maps as the site of a Priory Cell. There is a persistent legend that this was a monastic site but there is little to substantiate this. There is certainly no record in the Domesday Book. Legend has it that it belonged to Newark Priory near…