A D E S C R I PTIVE G U ID E 0 1“ T H E A RC H ZE O LO GY 81 0 O T H E D R , F I ST I CT . I llu s tr a te d b Ph o to rcwu r es 0. y g , 80 ASSI ST ANT MAST E R AT R E PTON S C H OOL . S E C O ND E D IT IO N . 2 k“ AWR E NCE PR I NTE R , R E PT ON . A . J . L , M DC CCX CI X . 1 1 8 8 8 63 PR E F A E C . e ar 1 8 2 I the y 9 , ventured to write , for R e t o nian s R p , a short History of epton , its quick sale emboldened me to set about obtaining materials for a second edition . The list of Authors , f &c . o , consulted (printed at the end this preface) , will a enable any one , who wishes to do so , to investig te the u various events f rther , or to prove the truth of the R u facts recorded . o nd the Church , Priory , and School centre all that is interesting , and , naturally , they occupy nearly all the pages of this second attempt to supply all wh o the information possible to those live in , or visit our &c old world village , whose church , . , might well have f served the poet Gray as the subject o his E legy . ’ B e n e a h o s e r u e d E m s a t Y e w- r e e s s a de t th g g l , th t h , ’ r e e a e s t h e T u r f man a m oul d r i n H e a Wh e h v in y g p , E a h i n h i s n ar r o w Ce ll f o r e v e r l a d c i , H T h e r ude Fo r e f a t h e r s o f t h e am l e t s l e e p . In writing the history of R epton certain events stand e out more prominently than others , g , the Conversion D i uma of Mercia by , its first bishop , and his assistant G . missionaries , Adda , Betti , and edda , the brother of St Chad the Founding of the Monastery during the reign d i v PR E FA C E . — A D . 6 o f Pe ada or his brother W u lph e re ( . 55 675) the 8 coming of the Danes in 74 , and the destruction of the Abbey and town by them : the first building of R epton E Church , probably during the reign of dgar the Peace A . D . : able , 95 7 the Founding of the Priory by Maud , 1 1 0 Countess of Chester , about the year 5 , its dissolution 1 8 1 in 5 3 , its destruction in 55 3, and the Founding of the School in 1 55 7 . I nterwoven with these events are others i which have been recorded in the Chron cles , Histories , R &c . egisters , , consulted , quoted , and used to produce as interesting an account as possible of those events , which extend over a period of nearly twelve hundred and fifty years The hand of time , and man , especially the latter , re s t r a has gradually destroyed anything ancient , and o tions have completely changed the aspect of the village . “ The Church , Priory , Hall , and Cross , still serve a s links between the centuries , but , excepting these , only L one old house remains , in Well ane , bearing initials T . S . 1 6 and date 86. E ven the Village Cross was restored % Down to the 1 806 , wa s year the shaft square , with square capital , in ’ which an iron cross was fixed . In B ig sb y s History of R ( p . epton , there is a drawing of it , and an account R e v R . R . R of its restoration , by the . awlins . During the last fifteen years the old house which ’ , ( C a t t le s stood at the corner adjoining Mr y house , ) C o ur t L ee % wa s in which the held , and the round Offi house at the back of the Post ce , with its octagonal R F C P E A E . shaped walls and roof, and oak door , studded with iron nails , have also been destroyed . The consequence is that the History of R epton is chiefly concerned with ancient and medi aeval times . The Chapters o n the N eighbourhood of R epton have been added in the hope th a t they may prove useful to those who may wish to m ake expeditions to the towns and villages mentioned . More might have been included , f and more written about them , the great di ficulty was to t curtail both , an d at the same ime make an interesting , and intelligible record of the chief points of interest in the places described . I n conclusion , I wish to return thanks to those who by their advice , and information have helped me , R L . e v . especially the J Charles Cox , L D , Author of ‘ E s . b &c . , q , Der yshire Churches , , J T Irvine and Messrs . John Thompson and Sons who most kindly o f u supplied me with plans Crypt , and Ch rch , made during the restorations of 1 885 6. F m a o r the any beautiful photogr phs , my best a . thanks are due to M iss M . H . B rham , W B E s . E s . Hawkins , q , and C B Hutchinson , q , and others . T E D L TE D OR U . O OK E T C . CONSU O B S , , Q - R . Anglo Saxon Chronicle , ( olls Series) N 1 1 0 Bassano , Francis . Church otes , ( 7 ) E . Bede , Venerable . cclesiastical History R R R e v . Bigsby , obert History of epton , h lac . l . G u t Birch , W . de Gray . Memoria s of St R . R e v . Browne , ( ight Bishop of Bristol) Conversion of the Heptarchy . R e v . Cox , J Charles Churches of Derbyshire a 1 8 Derbyshire Arch eological Journal , ( 79 ‘ E c ke n s t e in L . , Miss ina Women under Monasticism Diocesan Histories , i M o nas t c o n . Dugdale . R E . vesham , Chronicles of, ( olls Series) ’ Gentleman s Magazine . r Glover , S . History of De byshire , . R E . Green , J . Making of ngland Ingulph . History . Leland . Collectanea . - L . ingard Anglo Saxon Church . L ysons . Magna Britannia , ( Derbyshire) , w . R . Paris , Matthe Chronicles , ( olls Series) Pilkington , J . A View of the Present State of Derby ” shire , R R epton Church egisters . R R epton School egister . - . m a xo nic u . Searle , W G Onomasticon Anglo S ff . Stebbing Shaw . History of Sta ordshire Topographer . N Tanner otitia Monastica . CON T E NT S . L I ST O F I LL U ST R AT I O N S C H A PTE R I . R epton (General) H P R C A TE I I . R — - R &c . epton ( Historical) The place name epton , H P R C A T E I I I . ’ R epton s Saints ( G ut h lac and W yst an) H P C A T E R IV . R epton Church H P R C A TE V . R epton Church R egisters H R C APTE VI . R epton ’ s Merry Bells H E R C APT VI I . The Priory H E R V C APT I I I . R epton School CO NT E N TS . C H APT E R I X . R epton School v Gilbert Thacker C H APTE R X . R epton Tile - Kiln H R X C APTE I . R epton School Tercentenary and Founding of the &c School Chapel , . C H APTE R X I I . &c School Houses , . “ C H APT E R XI I I . E Chief vents referred to , or described ‘ H R C APT E XI V . T H E N H N E I G BO U R H OO D O F R E PTO . Ashby - de - la - Z ouch w w - b - Barro , S arkeston , and Stanton y Bridge Bretby and Hartshorn E gginton , Stretton , and Tutbury E twall and its Hospital Foremark and Anchor Chur c h Melbourne and Breedon Mic kIe - Po t lac Over , Finderne , and Newton Solney T ic ke nh all , Calke , and Staunton Harold I N D E X L I ST OF I L L TR ATI O U S N S . ' ' R epton Church f r ont z sp z ec e ’ Prior Overton s Tower l o f a c e pag e 1 R epton Church Crypt R epton Camp and Church Plans o f Church an d Priory B e ll Marks R epton Priory Sir John Porte and Gilbert Thacker The Outer Arch of Gate House ’ M r E x h R epton School Chapel and . am s House ’ The H all and Porter s Lodge Pears Memorial H all Window ’ ’ C at t le s . Mr . y , Mr Forman s and Mr . Gould ’ s Houses E ’ ’ Mr . stridge s and Mr . Gurney s Houses k - Cric et Pavilion , Pears Memorial H ll & a , c .