[3][4] In 1291, income for the priory amounted to almost £52 from properties located in East Anglia, Kent, Surrey and Sussex.

It was an Augustinian priory which had a range of buildings including a chapter house, church, dormitory, library, refectory and vestry.

[6] A Christmas feast during the reign of King Edward I consisted of 2 quarters of beef, 3½ casks of beer, 200 loaves of bread, six cockerels, two hams, 100 herrings, two pigs and some wine,[1] at a cost of 16s 9½d.

It was rebuilt with assistance from the Bishop of Rochester and the Archbishop of Canterbury, who granted to the priory the right to take over the revenues of the church and vicarage at Leigh,[5] which was then worth £12 per annum.

At that time, the priory received income from the parishes of Brenchley, Leigh, Tudeley and Yalding.

[13] During the reign of King Richard II, the priory was granted a licence in mortmain to hold lands valued at 26s 8d which returned 60s 8d annually.

[2] Wolsey was to provide a free grammar school for 40 pupils in exchange for the closure of the priory.

[1] At a meeting in Maidstone,[16] held in June 1525, only 16 people attended, of whom 13 were in favour of keeping the priory.

In 1934, the building of a new signal box at Tonbridge station resulted in the discovery of more bones from the priory.