Combe Martin Famous People

Combe Martin Famous People
…Martin from King Henry VIII in 1537. Pollard was a contentious figure because of his involvement in the Dissolution of the Monasteries> between 1536 and 1540, during the Pro…

Website Summary

Website Summary
vegetables, including the finest strawberries. Combe Martin's Notable Personalities> Sir Richard Pollard (1505-1542) was a key historical figure who was granted the manor of Combe Martin by King Henry VIII

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times
…as a greener and more sustainable textile. Compulsory Hemp Crops for England under the Tudors King Henry VIII (r. 1491-1537) required all farmers to cultivate one-quarter ac…

West Challacombe Manor

West Challacombe Manor
…over 157 entries in Combe Martin St. Peter ad Vincula Church registers beginning in 1747. Parish registers were introduced on 5th Sept 1538 by Thomas Cromwell, advisor to Henry VII…

Early Histories

Early Histories
of the roodloft. These screens and lofts - from where the clergy might conduct liturgical worship - were commonly made of oak. Unbroken communion with the Holy See of Rome lasted until King Henry VIII

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
, Höchstetter was Principal Surveyor and Master of the Mines Royal (of England and Ireland). In 1528 Henry VIII commissioned Höchstetter to oversee the minerals of his realm.…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…19th century. These introduced greater local administrative duties and responsibilities, and formalised a distinction between civil parishes and their religious counterparts. King Henry…

Churches

Churches
, the first wife of King Henry VIII. The idea was that she might feel closer to God beneath the trees of her homeland. The fifteenth-century roodscreen dado panels in Combe M…

Combe Martin Church Rood

Combe Martin Church Rood
…communion with the Holy See of Rome lasted until King Henry VIII ended it in 1534.  Deep Dive into Combe Martin's History and Heritage What is a Church Rood? Rood or rōd is…

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…for his services to King Henry VIII. North Devon's History of Smuggling  The region's jagged coastline and secluded beaches made it an ideal location in the illicit national…

Combe Martin Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
…the 1500s and the reign of King Henry VIII.  There is much more, and White's Devonshire Directory (1850) et al offer a wider picture: A Fine Cove on the North Coast of Devon…