Chilworth is a linear village following the River Tillingbourne and was a centre for the manufacture of gunpowder from the 17th century until the First World War. The parish church has always been St Marthas, sited high above the village to the North, on what has been called Martyrs Hill. The church was rebuilt from…
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To be added to Chilworth Priory on TYTING LINE
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.
To be added to TYTING LINE
Although the TYTING LINE has only two points, both of dubious provenance, it is of interest in that it is thirty degrees east of the SOUTH LINE mirroring the COMPTON LINE which is thirty degrees west of the SOUTH LINE. And the point 152/5 within the building of Chilworth Manor is 5DM from Whitmoor, as…
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…
Tyting Chapel to be added under TYTING LINE
This is a strange place – a deserted farm. The 14th century chapel stood just to the south of the ruinous 1960s dairy buildings and was incorporated into the farmhouse of Tyting Farm when it was rebuilt in 1609, firstly as a kitchen and later, when the house became a private residence known as Tyting…