Combe Martin in 1878-1879

Combe Martin in 1878-1879
…07:00 PM UTC | Posted on April 21, 2024 References: Extracts posted from the archived electronic copy. Original book published before 1923 and in the public domain: William White

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…Combe Martin, North Devon: image. White, William: History, gazetteer and directory of the County of Devon including the City of Exeter&c (archived). Sheffield: W. Whit…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…author William White reported that Combe Martin's market and fair were granted in the year 1264, by King Henry III. White states that hemp was formerly grown ar…

Churches

Churches
): The House of Martin; Being Chapters in the History of the West of England Branch of That Family. Exeter: William Pollard & Co. Ltd, 39 & 40 North Street. White, Will…

Combe Martin Landmarks

Combe Martin Landmarks
…June 1933, this classic William III townhouse features several entrances, a small front courtyard lawn, outbuildings and a large garden.  Popular writer Marie Corelli's novel The Mighty…

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…court district. The village was gazetted by William White, a notable 19th-century publisher known for his comprehensive directories and gazetteers of various counties in Eng…

The Blackmore Country

The Blackmore Country
. The owner of the land, Richard Roberts, who happens to have been Westcote’s father-in-law, presented William Bourchier, Earl of Bath, with a “rich and rare” cup, bearing the quaint insc…

Combe Martin Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
…use. White states that unsuccessful attempts were made to work Combmartin's silver mines with profit about 1800, 1813, and 1817. They were re-opened in 1837, and were worked in 1850 by a…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
.  Wilson, John M. (1871): The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales .London.  A. Fullarton & Co.  White, William (1878-79), Gazetteer of the County of Devon etc. London: Sim…

Smuggling in North Devon

Smuggling in North Devon
…William Kidd operated during the 17th and 18th-centuries. Such freebooters captured the public's imagination, and folklore has exaggerated or invented details about these pirates. Privat…

Lime-burning and Quarrying

Lime-burning and Quarrying
…harbour beach was at the time that photograph was taken. Combe Martin Kilns in Popular Art There is a painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner: A Lime Kiln at Combe Martin, dated to 182…

Battle of Arx Cynwit (Countisbury) 878 CE

Battle of Arx Cynwit (Countisbury) 878 CE
…Lynmouth Bay in Devon, is a strong candidate for the battle site. Scholars including Charles Plummer, J.J. Alexander, Dr. Marc Morris, Dr. Robert Higham, and William G. Hoskins have supp…