St Christopher was a powerful Saint in medieval times, although his cult reached its peak after this church was lost. He was, and is, the patron Saint of travellers. His figure, carrying the infant Christchild across a river, was often painted opposite the entrance to churches, so that anyone passing could open the door, see it, and say a prayer to him. To do so was believed to ensure that no sudden death would occur to the traveller before he was able to return home. In the century after the destruction of this church, the great church of St Giles was erected on the hill on the opposite side of the market place, and the chapel in the parvise to the south porch was dedicated to St Christopher.