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Repton, village, Derbyshire, central England. It was once a capital of the kingdom of Mercia Mercia (mûr`shə), one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, consisting generally of the region of the Midlands. ..... Click the link for more information. . A monastery, the seat of the Mercia bishops, stood there in the 7th cent. but was later destroyed by the Danes. Remains exist of a priory founded in 1172, and the Church of St. Wystan has a fine Saxon crypt. The village is known for Repton School (1557), a public school for boys established on the grounds of the priory. Repton Humphry. 1752--1818, English landscape gardener How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Smith's place is the admiration of all the country; and it was a mere nothing before Repton took it in hand. |
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