The fastest form of travel was on horseback and the fastest horse drawn vehicles travelled only about as fast as you can run. It was possible to hear the horses' hooves and the turning wheels minutes before the danger appeared. In those days children could safely play on the roads of the country villages. Saxon before 1066 There is some rather specialised evidence which indicates that the base of the tower and perhaps the north door are of Saxon date i.e. before 1066 but certainly a Norman Church stood on the present site. Norman 1066-1190 Norman work is recognised by rounded doorways and windows and by rounded arches.
Rounded arches exist under the tower and high up on the west face of the tower.
The remains of Norman windows can be found on the south wall of the nave. The present chancel was built during this period and the south transept was replaced. Look for the narrow lancet windows over the altar and in the north wall of the chancel, also those of the vestry. The pointed door to the vestry is also typical of this period. Decorated Period 1300 - 1350 Windows, doors and arches built during this period were s611 pointed, but wider.