Durford Abbey Farm lies upon the site of the medieval monastery of Durford, the remains of which are protected under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (National Monument No: 29280). In order to make repairs to the dam and sluice at the southern end of a large pond (formally a monastic fishpond) the current owners of Durford Abbey Farm obtained Scheduled Monument Consent. A condition of this consent was a requirement for archaeological supervision of the works, and the submission of a report detailing what was found. This archaeological supervision was carried on Wednesday 4th August and Friday 6th August 2004 by George Anelay of West Sussex Archaeology. Sections of both the medieval and later post-medieval sluices were recorded.