Welcome to the Repton Village History Group.
Here you will find a description of the RVHG, including a brief outline of the activities of the group and details of many of the interesting historical facts associated with this ancient community.
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Latest News
Here is a list of the updates to the Repton History Group website.
WWII War Graves | 27 December 2013 | WWII war graves in Repton |
Parish Boundaries | 19 January 2014 | Walking the Parish Boundaries of Repton |
Roll of Honour | 26 January 2014 | The names of those who died in WWI and WW2 listed at Repton Church |
Cemetery and Arboretum Memorial Inscriptions | 14 February 2014 | Memorial inscriptions from Monsom Lane Cemetery and Repton Arboretum |
WWII Memorial | 28 February 2014 | An insight into the lives of those named on the Memorial |
A History of Bretby Village | 4 May 2014 | A description by Richard Wain |
We Will Remember Them | 22 August 2014 | Latest publication – a memorial to those who died in WWI |
Farewell to the NatWest Bank | 22 September 2014 | A brief history of the bank in Repton |
Repton Rink | 25 March 2015 | A building that was a roller skating rink, cinema, dance hall, meeting place and the first village hall |
A Stroll Through Repton of Yesteryear | 17 May 2015 | Latest publication – Based on memories of many of the little enterprises in Repton with a fold out map and many photographs from the 1970s and much earlier. |
Repton and Milton’s Inheritance | 15 Jan 2017 | A brief history of the parish identifying significant features and buildings – with maps |
Viking Re-enactment | 30 June 2018 | The Vikings return to Repton |
Repton Clocks | 14 February 2021 | Clockmakers of Repton |
Poppy Book | 20 February 2021 | A memorial to those from Repton, Milton, Foremarke and Ingleby who fell in World War I |
Poppy Book Index | 20 February 2021 | A list of names related to a memorial to those from Repton, Milton, Foremarke and Ingleby who fell in World War I |