m ham ▁in ▁Nor folk ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁East ▁Ang li an ▁Epis cop al ▁see ▁of ▁Hel m ham ▁established ▁by ▁Arch bishop ▁The odore , ▁it ▁does ▁provide ▁a ▁context ▁which ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁may ▁have ▁recommended ▁F li xt on ▁as ▁an ▁appropriate ▁site ▁for ▁a ▁religious ▁foundation , ▁in ▁a ▁command ing ▁man orial ▁seat ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁pre - con quest ▁par och ial ▁church . ▁ ▁The ▁patron ▁family ▁ ▁Marg ery ▁de ▁Han es ▁( de ▁An os ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁Geoff rey ▁de ▁Han es ▁of ▁Hill ington , ▁Nor folk , ▁by ▁her ▁marriage ▁to ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁de ▁Cre ke ▁brought ▁her ▁inheritance ▁to ▁the ▁principal ▁he ir ▁of ▁a ▁house ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁formerly ▁rival ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁Big od ▁and ▁G lan v ill ▁families . ▁The ▁de ▁Cre ke ▁family ▁were ▁l ords ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁Cre ak ▁at ▁North ▁Cre ake , ▁Nor folk , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁estate ▁upon ▁which ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁de ▁N er ford ▁established ▁ ▁a ▁Hospital ▁of ▁St ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁after ▁ 1 2 1 7 , ▁which ▁his ▁wid ow ▁D ame ▁Alice ▁developed ▁as ▁the ▁August in ian ▁ab bey ▁of ▁Cre ake . ▁ ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁de ▁Cre ke , ▁and ▁his ▁sister s ▁Margaret ▁and ▁Isabel , ▁were ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁Robert ▁de ▁Cre ke ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Ag nes