Complex sentence: It is reputed that the church takes its dedication from an event that occurred December 12,1069: fleeing northwards from the Conqueror's army, the monks of Durham are said to have rested the body of St Cuthbert in Bedlington Church.
Split into simpler sentences: It is reputed that the church takes its dedication from an event that occurred December 12,1069. Fleeing northwards from the Conqueror's army, the monks of Durham are said to have rested the body of St Cuthbert in Bedlington Church.