It was founded between 1078[1] and 1102[2] by William, Count of Mortain, in face of a threat that if he did not do so, the King would take the land from him.

[3] It was the only Somerset dependency of Cluny Abbey until 1407, when it gained independence from France.

It was dissolved in 1539,[1] though there was a short restoration under the Catholic Queen Mary.

The Church of St Mary in the village was granted by Montacute Priory to the Bishop of Bath and Wells in 1339.

[7] At one time Tintinhull Court was amongst the possessions of the Priory,[8] along with land in the village.