The priory was dedicated to God and St Mary, and its mother-house was Newsham Abbey in Lincolnshire.

The priory was also in control of the church at Thorney, Nottinghamshire, which provided an additional £8 annual income.

The charter reveals several of the priory's benefactors, including donations by:[2] Queen Isabel (consort of King Edward II) was a patroness of the canonesses and is known "for the special affection which she bore to them".

In October 1327 Isabel arranged the transfer of the mortmain of certain lands to the priory, valued as worth £10 per year.

The priory chapel was located at the back of the current house and the cemetery was to the east in an area occupied by an orchard.