The earliest documentary sources refer to a mid-7th century hermitage destroyed by a Viking incursion in the late 9th century. A Benedictine monastery was founded in the 970s, and a huge rebuilding programme followed the Norman Conquest of 1066.
The earliest written records mention a hermitage from the mid-7th century that was destroyed by Viking raids in the late 9th century. A Benedictine monastery was established in the 970s, and a large reconstruction project followed the Norman Conquest of 1066.