The oldest known stone church on the land has an unknown date of building. Local legend has it that the church was built in 1111, this was based on the fact that in medieval church there were at least two stones that were believed to have come from this building that both had 1111. Early Victorian archeologists investigating this however concluded that the more likely explanation was that the heavily worn stones originally were inscribed IHC, due to the style of the inscription and wear this meant that the flourish of the design was no longer evident and its deepest parts left the four vertical strokes giving the impression of numbers rather than letters. Both stones have sadly been lost to us so further investigation of either theory is now impossible.

Based on the excavations done in the 1980's during the rebuild, archeologists found indications that the the chancel to the church originally had a rounded end. This means that the church may have probably looked very similar to the surviving building at the one as Islem Priory.

One of the oldest fragments remaining at the church is this semi-circular stone. It is believed to have been carved in about 1130 as part of the top of a doorway to the chancel, or as the top lintel to a window. It is carved in white sandstone.

This was believed to have been part of one of the altars in the church. It is believed to have been carved in about 1350 from red sandstone. One side of the stone is carved with three ball-flowers, the opposing side containing part of an inscription in Lombardic characters. The part of the inscription that remains reads "R NOSTER PRVETZ PV" - this translates as "<Our> Father pray for <the soul of>". No indication or record remains of what happened to the rest of the inscription or what it originally read. To see the text highlighted please move the mouse over the image.