The Priory Precinct

The church and its adjacent residential buildings were the focus of a much larger monastic complex.

A map showing the original extent of the precinct. Earthworks indicate the location of the lost monastic buildings and the water-management systems that once existed.© English Heritage
  Unusually, the precinct that once surrounded Binham Priory has escaped later development and intensive ploughing, leading to the survival of many earthworks.

Part of the precinct's boundary wall still remain and the ruins of the gatehouse still serve as the main entrance to the site. The porter's lodge still served as the public face of the monastery and was where the monks gave out food to travellers and the poor.

The surviving earthworks are probably the remains of a large barn or granary, while the outer court, may have contained other buildings such as storehouses and workshops.