St Wystan's Church, Repton | |
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52°50′26″N 01°33′11″W / 52.84056°N 1.55306°W | |
OS grid reference | SK 303 272 |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Broad Church |
Website | reptonchurch.uk |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | Repton Abbey established c. 600AD |
Founder(s) | Saint David (traditionally) |
Dedication | St Wystan |
Relics held | St Wystan (moved by King Cnut to Evesham Abbey) |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
Designated | 19 January 1967 |
Architect(s) | Arthur Blomfield (restoration) |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Anglo-Saxon, Gothic |
Specifications | |
Spire height | 212 feet (65 m) |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Revd Martin Flowerdew |
St Wystan's Church is a Church of England parish church in Repton, Derbyshire, that is famous for its Anglo-Saxon crypt which is the burial place of two Mercian kings.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building, and is dedicated to the Anglo-Saxon Saint Wystan (or Wigstan), who was formerly buried within the church's crypt.[2]