Wigstan
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Wigstan, also known as Saint Wystan, was the son of Wigmund of Mercia and Ælfflæd, daughter of King Ceolwulf I of Mercia.
The crypt in St Wystan's Church, Repton, Derbyshire, where Wigstan was originally buried
Saint Wistan, Holy Trinity Church, Wistanstow
St Wistan's Church, Wistow
Repton
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Repton is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. It lies on the edge of the River Trent floodplain, approximately 5 miles north of Swadlincote and about 5
Wigstan
…son of King Wiglaf, and his mother, Ælfflæd, the daughter of King Ceolwulf. His corpse was carried to a monastery which was famous in that age, called Repton, and buried in the tomb of his grandfather, King Wiglaf. Miracles from heaven were not wanting in testimony of his martyrdom; for a column of light…
St Wystan's church and the cross in 1890
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes in the 1930s
Thatching in progress, May 2007