ley ton , ▁Ash by ▁and ▁Her ring f le et ". ▁ ▁Her ring f le et ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire , ▁and ▁arch ae olog ists ▁have ▁made ▁numerous ▁finds , ▁including ▁a ▁Roman ▁bronze ▁' p ater a ', ▁a ▁' s oup ▁lad le ' ▁vessel ▁with ▁the ▁mak er ' s ▁name ▁' Qu atten us ' ▁on ▁the ▁handle , ▁and ▁a ▁Roman ▁n ether ▁mill - stone ▁of ▁tra chy te , ▁originally ▁imported ▁from ▁Sax ony ▁or ▁Kob len z ▁on ▁the ▁Rh ine . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁Her ring f le et ▁was ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁St ▁O la ves ▁Pri ory . ▁Her ring f le et ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁Norman ▁church , ▁built ▁in ▁several ▁parts ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁mill enn ia . ▁Its ▁round ▁tower ▁is ▁indic ative ▁of ▁many ▁East ▁Ang li an ▁churches ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁period . ▁The ▁church ▁includes ▁a ▁nave ▁and ▁ch an cel . ▁The ▁whole ▁ed ifice ▁is ▁of ▁ ▁Norman ▁architecture , ▁though ▁considerable ▁alter ations ▁have ▁been ▁made . ▁The ▁tower ▁retain s ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁original ▁features , ▁and ▁has ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁story ▁wide ▁windows ▁of ▁two ▁lights , ▁which ▁are ▁tri angular - head ed . ▁ ▁Her ring f le et ▁Mill ▁is ▁a ▁tim ber ▁sm ock ▁d rain pipe ▁wind p ump ▁grade ▁ 2 ▁building ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁decay ▁and ▁has ▁had