▁was ▁originally ▁intended ▁as ▁a ▁Chap el ▁of ▁E ase ▁to ▁the ▁Pri ory ▁at ▁Ham pole , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁founded ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁earlier ▁by ▁A vice ▁de ▁T ania ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁William ▁( de ) ▁Cla ir f ait , ▁whose ▁gift ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁churches ▁of ▁Ad wick ▁and ▁Mel ton ▁were ▁later ▁confirmed ▁by ▁Arch bishop ▁Roger ▁of ▁York . ▁ ▁Until ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Richard ▁II ▁( 1 3 7 7 – 1 4 0 0 ), ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Ch urch ▁of ▁All ▁Hall ows " ▁and ▁served ▁by ▁n uns ▁from ▁the ▁Ham pole ▁Pri ory , ▁along ▁with ▁Chap la ins ▁appointed ▁by ▁them . ▁About ▁this ▁time , ▁a ▁tower ▁was ▁added ▁and ▁a ▁Lady ▁Chap el ▁to ▁the ▁south - east . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁ground ▁plan ▁is ▁rather ▁unusual , ▁having ▁two ▁a is les ▁- ▁one ▁through ▁a ▁short ▁nave ▁within ▁the ▁ch an cel ▁and ▁the ▁western ▁tower , ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁continuous ▁south ▁a is le ▁to ▁the ▁whole ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁Lady ▁Chap el . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁Re formation ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁ecc les iast ical ▁parish ▁of ▁High ▁Mel ton ▁( then ▁known ▁as ▁Mel ton - super - Mont em ▁or ▁Mel ton - on - the - H ill ), ▁remaining ▁under ▁the ▁spiritual ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁Pri ory ▁at ▁Ham pole , ▁which ▁appointed ▁a ▁Cur