Repton, Derbyshire

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Repton is a village in Derbyshire

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Repton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Repton in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Repton, par., township, and vil. (ry. sta. Repton and Willington), Derbyshire, 4 miles NE. of Burton-on-Trent - par., 5487 ac., pop. 2060; township, pop. 1724; P.O., T.O. Repton was a seat of the Mercian kings, and has numerous remains of antiquity. A nunnery was founded here in the 7th century, and a priory, which has left some traces, in 1172. The school, which ranks high among educational institutions, was founded in 1556.

Repton in the Domesday Book

A village in Walecros hundred, in the county of Derbyshire.

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