The Domesday Book of 1086 records a church in Yelling .
The oldest part of the present Church of England parish church of the Holy Cross is the north arcade , which was built around 1180 -- 90 .
The Domesday Book of 1086 records a church in Yelling , but the oldest part of the present Church of England parish church of the Holy Cross is the north arcade , which was built around 1180 -- 90 .