Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…Robert, whose charter to the monks at Montacute around 1121 shows his parents to be Martin and Geva. The surname ‘Fitz Martin’, meaning “son of

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times
, dated to 1135 AD, provided by Anthony McCarthy to Combe Martin St Peter's Church wardens. The charter specifically mentions a dispute here, between Cluniac monks and the overlord

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]. The dispute involved the monks of St Pancras, probably at the prestigious Cluniac Lewes Priory, and Robert fitz Martin, son of Combe Martin over…

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…Baron Robert Fitz-Martin (born 1080) who founded St Dogmaels Abbey, Cardigan, during 1118-1120. The heirs were summoned to the King's council as Barons of Cema…