Cookhill Priory

Cookhill Priory is a farmhouse that incorporates remnants of a Cistercian nunnery, likely dating from the 15th century, with additions made in 1763 and the early 20th century. The building features a timber frame that is mostly clad in brick, with later brick additions that have ashlar dressings. The front range, built in 1763 and the early 20th century, is two storeys high and has a brick parapet above a modillioned stone cornice, along with a stone band at the ground floor and ashlar quoins.

The west front includes an angled bay window to the left and four additional windows, all with moulded stone architraves and glazing-bar sashes. The three windows on the right are part of the early 20th-century addition. The ground floor architraves feature keystones, and the entrance, located immediately to the right of the bay window, has a stone doorcase with Doric pilasters and a segmental pediment.

Inside, the property reportedly has a staircase with turned balusters and a ramped handrail, along with 18th-century doorcases and a chimneypiece. Surrounding the house are extensive earthworks that are scheduled as an Ancient Monument. The nunnery itself was founded in the 12th century.