More information : (TL 60719621) Site of Modney Benedictine priory now
partly occupied by Modney Hall farmhouse. Part of plinths on N
and W sides of farmhouse appear to be parts of monastic
buildings; foundations are traceable in meadow to N. (1)
Modney Benedictine priory cell, founded before 1291, dissolved
? 1536. (2)
There are no surface structural remains of the priory. Modney
Hall has an 18th/19th c brick cased exterior, but according to
a former owner parts of the interior date to the 15thc. There
is notrace or knowledge of the 'plinth' parts referred to.
Two ponds on the N side of the Hall, shown on the OS 25" and now
largely silted, may be original features, but it cannot be
determined if c.4.0 - 5.0m wide boundary/drainage ditches on
the S & E of the Hall form part of the priory limits.
Earthworks in a field of permanent pasture centred at TL 6083
9633 comprise the truncated remains of steadings and a field
system with a 'trackway' between them. The farmer states that
masonry foundations lie near the surface over a large part of
this field, but no structure outline is visible.
Earthworks surveyed at 1/2500 on MSD. (3)
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