It was built in 1100 on the orders of the first Earl of Northampton, Simon de Senlis and based on a plan of the original Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
It was built in 1100 on the orders of the first Earl of Northampton, Simon de Senlis, who had just returned from the First Crusade. It is based on a plan of the original Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.