Repton

Repton is a small village between Derby and Burton upon Trent, situated at the edge of the River Trent floodplain.

It once held an important position in history as the capital of the kingdom of Mercia, one of the early kingdoms within the British Isles.

Later the capital moved south to Tamworth.

Christianity was reintroduced to the Midlands at Repton, where the Mercian royal family, under Peada, were converted to Christianity in 653. Soon a double abbey under an Abbess had been constructed.

The centre of the village is dominated by the Church of Saint Wystan, which is notable for its Saxon crypt. Built in the 8th century, the Repton crypt was to serve as a mausoleum for the Mercian royal family. Wigstan was a prince of Mercia who was murdered by his guardian in 850, under the reign of King Wiglaf. His remains were buried in the crypt at Repton and miracles were ascribed to them. Repton proceeded to become a place of pilgrimage, and Wystan was later sanctified and then became the patron Saint of the church.

Remains of a priory founded in 1172 have been incorporated into the buildings of Repton School, a public school established in 1557.

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