The Priory

The Priory is a former court-house belonging to Eynsham Abbey, dating from the 16th century or earlier, with additions from the 17th century and later. The building is constructed of coursed rubble, featuring some timber lintels and ashlar dressings, topped with a stone slate roof. It has an L-plan layout, originally consisting of a hall and cross-passage, but now includes extensive additions. The left wing has a two-span roof and the main section is two storeys with an attic, presenting a five-window range and a gabled crosswing on the right.

The ground floor features stone mullioned windows with leaded lights and drip moulds, while the first floor has two 2-light wooden mullioned and transomed windows with ovolo moulded lintels flanking a 3-light casement. There are also C20 French windows in a similar style at the center of the right part. The attic window has wooden mullions with rectangular leaded lights. A 16th-century side chimney is located on the right, with a gable end chimney on the left and one ridge stack. A small 18th-century gable-fronted wing is set back to the left, and a projecting 20th-century gabled wing in a similar style to the right features a sundial dated 1935.

Inside, the doors leading to the former service wing have a 2-centred head. The principal ground-floor room to the right boasts ogee moulded and chamfered ceiling beams, along with a stone fireplace that has a hollow chamfer, keystone, and reset jambs. There is a smaller Tudor-arched fireplace on the first floor. The roof includes windbraces and stop-chamfered purlins, while the 17th-century wing to the left has a through purlin roof.