Originally a Saxon minster of some importance that lost its position in the Norman invasion, the church was constantly rebuilt all the way from the 10th century until the reformation with the tower still reportedly unfinished in 1541.
Apart from Saxon foundations and a few Norman doorways, the church was almost entirely built over the hundred year period starting in 1441.
The church register begins in 540 A.D and has been continuously updated since making it one of the oldest in the world. St Mary Magdalene contains numerous other treasures too including a Jacobean bible and lectern and a stone stool in the chancel to seat criminals seeking sanctuary.
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