The blocked north doorway retains parts of its original hinges. In 1780 some fragments of what was thought to be parchment were found under these hinges. According to local folklore, a Viking was once caught trying to rob the church. He was punished by flaying, and his skin nailed over the door to warn others. When the 'parchment' was forensically analysed in the 20th century it was found to be human skin, once belongng to a fair-haired male. However, Viking raids on churches had ended long before the building of this church. It is more likely that the skin was once attached to a local peasant found hunting the King's deer - flaying was one of the punishments handed out for poaching in the early 12th century.