sentences:  The Priory was still functioning in 1478, though no longer under the Benedictine Order, and a Franciscan friar was appointed by Edward IV.The site of the church makes it a landmark for seafarers, and from many points in the North of the Island one can glimpse this building.Prior to 1806 the church was reached by boat at high tide, the Braye du Valle being navigable for small craft.