Combe Martin in 1878-1879

Combe Martin in 1878-1879
…published before 1923 . William White (1879): History, Gazetteer and Directory of The County of Devon including the City of Exeter, and Comprising a General Survey of The Co…

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…Corelli's The Mighty Atom, in the churchyard of St Peter ad Vincula at Combe Martin, North Devon: image. White, William: History, gazetteer and directory of the County of De…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
administration. Apart from scant records and oral tradition, our project has no physical evidence of a Combe Martin manor house and estate. In 1879, 19th-century historian and author William White reported that

Churches

Churches
…Pollard & Co. Ltd, 39 & 40 North Street. White, William: History, gazetteer and directory of the County of Devon including the City of Exeter&c (archived). Sheffield: W.

Combe Martin Shipbuilding (19th Century)

Combe Martin Shipbuilding (19th Century
pilot boats, resorted to Victorian Combe Martin. There would have been a continual need for new boats to be built and existing ones to be repaired. Local historian John H. Moore states that William

Combe Martin Landmarks

Combe Martin Landmarks
…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 Atom…

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White's Directory and Gazetteer of Devon (1878-1879) During the 1870s, COMBE MARTIN or Combmartin parish was in Barnstaple union, county court district. The village was gazetted by William White, a

The Blackmore Country

The Blackmore Country
…bargained for half the profit. Each partner realised £10,000. The owner of the land, Richard Roberts, who happens to have been Westcote’s father-in-law, presented William Bourchier, Earl…

Combe Martin Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
…land to good 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…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
, 2020.  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. Londo…

Smuggling in North Devon

Smuggling in North Devon
…Every, and 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 pir…

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
…battle site. Scholars including Charles Plummer, J.J. Alexander, Dr. Marc Morris, Dr. Robert Higham, and William G. Hoskins have supported this claim. Countisbury Camp’s elevation, natur…