A Church stood on the site in North Crawley since before the Norman Conquest.
The Doomsday Book of 1086 mentions that:
In the same (village of Hardmead) Baldwin holds one hide of William as one manor…Of this land half a virgate (about 15 acres) belongs to the Minister (“monasterio”) of St. Firmin of Crauelai (North Crawley) and it belonged to it in the time of King Edward.