, ▁this ▁legend ▁is ▁unlikely ▁to ▁be ▁true . ▁W ulf here ▁was ▁already ▁a ▁Christian ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁king , ▁and ▁the ▁story ▁on ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁probably ▁based ▁is ▁set ▁by ▁B ede ▁in ▁another ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁over ▁ten ▁years ▁after ▁W ulf here ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁built ▁over ▁these ▁stones ▁in ▁ 6 7 0 ▁last ed ▁until ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁century ▁before ▁being ▁destroyed ▁by ▁inv ading ▁Dan es . ▁It ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 1 3 5 ▁by ▁the ▁August in ian ▁Stone ▁Pri ory , ▁which ▁surv ived ▁until ▁its ▁dissol ution ▁in ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Henry ▁VIII . ▁The ▁building ▁col lapsed ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 9 ▁and ▁the ▁present ▁church ▁of ▁St . ▁Michael ' s ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 8 . ▁All ▁that ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁pri ory ▁is ▁the ▁rib - v ault ed ▁under cro ft ▁which ▁forms ▁the ▁found ations ▁beneath ▁Pri ory ▁House , ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁L ich field ▁Street ▁opposite ▁the ▁Frank ▁Jordan ▁Community ▁Centre . ▁ ▁Ro ads ▁ ▁Stone ▁stands ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Tr ent , ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁stopping - off ▁point ▁for ▁stage co aches ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁roads ▁turn p ik ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁A ▁directory ▁for ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁says ▁that ▁Stone ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁l ively ▁town , ▁and ▁a ▁great ▁thorough fare ▁for