| Repton and its surrounding villages are steeped in history. The centre of Repton has a Market Cross amid many listed buildings which make up the Conservation Area. The majority of these buildings belong to Repton Public School and are very well maintained. As these spread out from the main crossroads in the centre of the village, they make a very attractive sight for the traveller.
St. Wystan’s Church is very important. In AD 653, Repton was the first place that Christianity was brought to the Midlands from Lindisfarne. An abbey was established in AD 660. The Crypt in the Church dates back to the early eighth century and became a Mausoleum of the Mercian royal family. There is evidence of an Anglo Saxon settlement and the Danish invasion of Repton in AD 873-4. From 1974 - 1983 excavations were carried out around the Church and a Viking burial mound was found in the Vicarage garden.
In more modern times, the villages of Repton, Milton, Foremark and Ingleby have been linked by the ownership of the land. The Burdetts of Foremark and the Harper Crewes of Calke dominated the area for many years.
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| The Group formed in 1980 as a private research group. In 2004 it was opened to public participation and in 2005 it was fully established with its own Constitution and enrolled members.
We have members who are able to transcribe documents and produce publications from their work. Also digital photography to deal with our archives. Interviewing people and recording their memories. We are encouraging members to undertake further research.
Our principal objective is to research, record, collect and transcribe information: make it available to the wider public.
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