[Dodford] was once a small priory of premonstratensian canons, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, and as old as King John. Its situation is retired, and part of its remains may be seen in the walls of a farm-house, the whole of which seems of very considerable antiquity.
Source: A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of Worcester, by Mr. Laird. Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, Paternoster Row; and George Cowie and Co. successors to Vernor, Hood, and Sharp, 31, Poultry, London. Printed circa 1814.