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. Whi…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…historian and 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 fo…

Churches

Churches
…That Family. Exeter: William Pollard & Co. Ltd, 39 & 40 North Street. White, William: History, gazetteer and directory of the County of Devon including the Cit…

The Blackmore Country

The Blackmore Country
…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 of Bath, wit…

Combe Martin Landmarks

Combe Martin Landmarks
…cards.  Formerly The King's Arms Family and Commercial Hotel until June 1933, this classic William III townhouse features several entrances, a small front courtyard lawn, outbuildings a…

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…(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 notable 19th-ce…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
…of England & Wales .London.  A. Fullarton & Co.  White, William (1878-79), Gazetteer of the County of Devon etc. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co.  Worth, R.N. (1895): A His…

Combe Martin Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
…Combmartin put the 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 1…

Smuggling in North Devon

Smuggling in North Devon
…Freebooters While not from the West Country: infamous freebooters John Avery, Henry Every, and William Kidd operated during the 17th and 18th-centuries. Such freebooters captured the pu…

Lime-burning and Quarrying

Lime-burning and Quarrying
…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 1824. It shows Seaside…

Battle of Arx Cynwit (Countisbury) 878 CE

Battle of Arx Cynwit (Countisbury) 878 CE
…Other Contemporary Sources. Penguin. Asser. Life of King Alfred. Translated by Albert Beebe White and Wallace Notestein. In Source Problems in English History, edited by Albert Beebe