[1] In 1216 an incident was recorded that "King John's army violently entered the abbey and carried off twenty-two horses of the bishop of London and others."

[2] The will of John Sharpe (courtier), dated 1518, indicates that he held a lease of "mansion and lodgings at Coggeshall Abbey".

The abbey was heavily in debt by the time of its closure in 1538, following which the site was sold to Sir Thomas Seymour.

A house was built in 1581 on part of the monastery site by Anne Paycocke and her husband Richard Benton, and still stands.

[2] The surviving monastic buildings were converted for agricultural use, with the gate chapel and guest house serving as barns.

[1] It was cruciform, with aisles to the nave and chancel (which was probably extended) and a large north chapel dedicated to St Catherine.

The east range, which dates from the mid-12th century, survives in part, built into the present Abbey Farm.