Colyton is a community in Devon, England. It lies within the East Devon regional authority location. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) from Seaton and also 6 miles (9.7 km) from Axminster. Its population in 1991 was 2,783, decreasing to 2,105 at the 2011 Census. Colyton is a huge part of the Coly Valley selecting ward. The ward populace at the above census was 4,493. Colyton first appeared as an ancient village around 700 AD and attributes in the Domesday Book as 'Culitone'. The 3rd code of regulation of King Edmund I was provided at Colyton in around 945. This assisted to support feudal society, by stating clearly its 4 pillars: kingship, lordship, family members, as well as area. It became a vital farming centre and also market town with a corn mill, saw mill, iron shop as well as an oak bark tannery that is still operating. Located 0.5 miles (0.8 kilometres) to the north of the town was Colcombe Castle, now demolished, a previous seat of the Courtenay family, Earls of Devon. Following the attainder of the Marquis of Exeter the Courtenay lands escheated to the Crown, and those within Colyton were offered back for £1,000 to numerous citizens of Colyton church, as noted in an action recorded in the Letters and also Documents of Henry VIII dated 6 January 1547, summed up as "John Clarke as well as others. Grant in free socage, subject to rental fees and so on (specified), for l,000 l, of the complying with lands (degrees offered) in the parish of Colyton, which are parcels of Colyton chateau, Devon, as well as belonged to Henry Marquis of Exeter, attainted". This was the origin of the Feoffees of Colyton, that continued to keep in usual various properties in the church. The community has actually been called "one of the most rebellious community in Devon" as a result of the variety of its occupants who joined the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.