In 1067, Remigius de Fécamp is appointed Bishop of Dorchester. Remigius came to England with William, Duke of Normandy, and this is the first episcopal appointment in England since the Norman Conquest. Dorchester is the largest diocese in England at the time, having absorbed the Dioceses of Leicester and Lindsey around 1010. In 1072, Remigius moves the see to the City of Lincoln. For over 800 years, the Diocese of Lincoln covers a vast swathe of England stretching from the Humber to the edge of London. The small town of Berkhamsted lies within its bounds.
