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Bookmark or Share- Repton | Historic Village in Derbyshire, England | BritannicaRepton, village (parish), South Derbyshire district, administrative and historic county of Derbyshire, central England. An ancient settlement on the south bank of the River Trent, Repton overlooks the old channel of the river and, across the meadows, a historic crossing point.
- Repton - WikipediaRepton is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England, located on the edge of the River Trent floodplain, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Swadlincote. The population taken at the 2001 census was 2,707, increasing to 2,867 at the 2011 census. [2]
- Digs suggest leafy Repton once saw Viking horrors - BBC NewsThe peaceful rural village of Repton in Derbyshire is thought to have witnessed a pivotal blood-soaked moment in British history - and an expert says it deserves national recognition.
- Exploring the village of Repton - one of South Derbyshire’s gemsA most attractive place to live and visit, Repton is renowned for its historic past and excellent school. The tower and spire of St Wystan's Church (Image: as submitted Mike Smith) After cautiously descending an uneven flight of steps through a curving low passageway, you come to a subterranean chamber that is a mere sixteen feet square.
- Repton: The Winter Camp of the Viking Great Heathen ArmyExcavations since the 1970s have uncovered compelling evidence that Repton hosted the Great Heathen Army, a massive Viking force that invaded England in 865 AD and campaigned across the country for over a decade.
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