The priory was also built in in about 1100AD by Norman Benedictine monks and was dependant on the abbey of Grestein near Honfleur in the diocese of Lisieux before being suppressed several times during war with France. It finally fell under English control for the last time in 1414 during the reign of Henry V. The priory of Wilmington doesn't seem to have been affected by the seizures of ‘alien’ priories as much as others. The priory and its lands eventually fell under the control of the Dean and Chapter of Chichester who used the area for farming before it passed into secular hands in 1565. The building was used as a farm building until 1925 when it was given to the Sussex Archaeological Society along with the Long Man by the Duke of Devonshire. The village animal pound still sits outside the priory next to the road and the Tithe Barn for the priory was on the site of what is now the car park for the Long Man. The priory is now only open for a few days each year.
The above coordinates will take you to the village animal pound where you will find a disk with a date on it commemorating when it was restored. ABCD. The cache can be found at:
N50 49. D (B-C) (A+C)
E000 11. (D+5) (D+5) (C-A)
It is recommended that you do this cache at the same time as Church Micro #194 Wilmington I.
This cache is part of a series of 10 GPG Church Micros followed by a GPG Bonus Church Micro. Each cache contains a bonus letter and number that will lead you to the bonus so be sure to make a note of them.
Others in the series are:
Church Micro # 190 Friston
Church Micro # 191 East Dean
Church Micro # 192 Jevington
Church Micro # 193 Folkington
Church Micro # 194 Wilmington I
Church Micro # 196 Alfriston
Church Micro # 197 Lullington
Church Micro # 198 Litlington
Church Micro # 199 Westdean
Church Micro # 200 GPG Bonus
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
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