In the 15th century an investigation was conducted by the Bishop of Durham as a result of some misbehaviour by members of the community.
On 29 December 1540, the prioress Jane Lawson surrendered the house to agents of the King, and the priory was presumably dissolved at around that time.
[2] There are no visible remains of the priory, but since the 19th century a house known as Neasham Abbey has stood on its approximate site.
A solitary wall containing a reconstructed Gothic window now stands in Darlington town centre, and is purported to have come from the priory.
A more reliable remnant, however, is a large stone carving on display in the treasury at Durham Cathedral.