[7] The manor was held by the Prior of Bath Abbey until the dissolution of the monasteries, passing into the hands of the laity.

[7] The present building dates from the late 18th or early 19th century and is maintained in working condition.

[9] Priston was in Keynsham Poor Law Union, with records showing it had a population of 292 in 1861, including the hamlet of Wilmington.

The parish falls within the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset which was created in 1996, as established by the Local Government Act 1992.

[11] The parish is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as part of Frome and East Somerset.