Repton Abbey
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For the medieval foundation, see Repton Priory.
Repton Abbey was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine abbey in Derbyshire, England. Founded in the 7th century, the abbey was a double monastery, a community of both monks and nuns. The abbey is noted for its connections to various saints and Mercian royalty; two of the thirty-seven Mercian Kings were buried within the abbey's crypt. The abbey was abandoned in 873, when Repton was overrun by the invading Great Heathen Army.
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Order | Benedictine |
Established | c. 600 |
Disestablished | Abandoned 873 |
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Location | Repton, Derbyshire, England |
Coordinates | 52°50′29″N 1°33′04″W |
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