Priory Farmhouse

Priory Farmhouse is a farmhouse that incorporates part of a former Cluniac priory. It dates from the 14th century, with additions and alterations made from the 17th to the 20th centuries. The building is constructed of rubble and has slate roofs. The north/south range consists of five roof bays from the 14th century, which is enveloped at the south end by a U-shaped block from the late 17th century. A cross-wing was added to the north end in the late 17th century, and there are two large 17th-century stacks against the east wall of the main range. The farmhouse is two storeys high, with a cellar at the south end.

The garden front features a chamfered plinth and string course, along with a wooden modillioned cornice. Originally, there were seven windows with flat stone heads, but only the two right of center have windows now (which are 4-pane sashes with exposed sash boxes), while the rest are blocked. On the ground floor, there are two blocked windows to the left, a 20th-century casement, a central door, two sashes as mentioned earlier, and a small two-light casement to the right, all under flat heads. The door, which is under a canopy with a lean-to slate roof, has eight raised and fielded panels. The main front was moved to the west elevation of this range in the early 19th century, which features an ashlar facade. Some 17th-century wooden cross mullioned windows still survive in the east and west elevations.

Inside, the roof of the north/south range has five bays, with the south bay originally separated off. Most of the roof is supported by arch braced collar trusses, with tie-beam trusses at each end and in the south bay, along with two purlins and two sets of cusped wind braces. The cellar entry from the garden is through a short segmental-headed tunnel under the terrace, featuring a reset 13th-century arch with a two-centred head and filleted roll moulding leading to the cellar entrance, which has a battened door that may date from the 16th or 17th century. There are also some loose fragments of worked stone on the wall to the west of the house, likely from the 13th century.