[1] St. Peter's Priory was established before 1166 during the tenure of Eskil, Archbishop of Lund, for Benedictine nuns.
The original church was built in the latter half of the 1160s of sandstone with the rounded arches of the Romanesque style.
The entire complex consisted of three ranges with the priory church forming the fourth side of a quadrilateral enclosure.
The church over time came into possession of many income properties which paid rents to sustain the priory.
There are records of several exchanges of farms between St. Peter's Priory and the chapter of Lund Cathedral.