Repton Priory

Repton Priory
Repton Priory is located in Derbyshire
Repton Priory
Location within Derbyshire
Monastery information
Other namesPrior and Canonry of Holy Trinity of Repton and the Canonry of St. Giles of Calke
Established12th-Century
Disestablished1538
Mother houseCalke Priory
DioceseDiocese of Lichfield
Controlled churches
People
Founder(s)Maud of Gloucester, Countess of Chester
Site
LocationRepton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
Coordinates52°50′29″N 1°33′01″W / 52.8413°N 1.5504°W / 52.8413; -1.5504
Visible remainsOnly small fragments remain: mainly footings and foundations

Repton Priory was a priory in Repton, Derbyshire, England. It was established in the 12th century and was originally under the control of Calke Priory. It was dissolved in 1538.

The priory became a place of pilgrimage on account of the shrine of St Guthlac, and his bell. Pilgrims believed that placing their head upon it would cure headaches.[1]

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