▁case ▁of ▁so ▁many ▁villages , ▁the ▁houses ▁extended ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁from ▁the ▁parish ▁church . ▁ ▁Building ▁The ▁first ▁church ▁was ▁probably ▁replaced ▁more ▁than ▁once , ▁until ▁about ▁ 1 1 0 0 ▁A . D . ▁a ▁Norman ▁church ▁was ▁built . ▁Its ▁outline ▁has ▁been ▁trac ed ▁from ▁the ▁present ▁ch an cel ▁step ▁to ▁about ▁a ▁yard ▁from ▁the ▁b elf ry ▁door , ▁with ▁ ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁walls , ▁exactly ▁where ▁the ▁nave ▁arch es ▁stand ▁today . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁Norman ▁found ations ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁around ▁the ▁pill ars . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁picture ▁this ▁old ▁church ▁with ▁small ▁windows , ▁perhaps ▁with ▁tr anse pts , ▁and ▁having ▁a ▁low ▁arch ▁leading ▁to ▁an ▁ap se . ▁ ▁About ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁tw elf th ▁century ▁another ▁church ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁Norman ▁one . ▁This ▁had ▁a is les ▁which ▁terminated ▁at ▁the ▁ch an cel . ▁Nothing ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁this ▁church , ▁except ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 2 8 3 ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁a ▁chap el ry ▁to ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Cr ant ock . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 4 1 7 ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Ex eter ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁ch an cel ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁ru in ous ▁state ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁church ▁must ▁re build ▁at ▁once . ▁The ▁stones ▁used , ▁tell ▁their ▁own ▁story , ▁as ▁does ▁also ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁architecture . ▁▁ ▁About