Colyton
Colyton is a town in Devon, England. It is located within the East Devon neighborhood authority location. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) from Seaton and 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) from Axminster. Its population in 1991 was 2,783, reducing 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 old town around 700 AD and functions in the Domesday Book as 'Culitone'. The 3rd code of regulation of King Edmund I was provided at Colyton in around 945. This helped to support feudal culture, by specifying clearly its four pillars: royalty, lordship, household, and also neighbourhood. It turned into an essential agricultural centre and also market community with a corn mill, saw mill, iron factory and an oak bark tannery that is still operating. Located 0.5 miles (0.8 kilometres) to the north of the community was Colcombe Castle, now knocked down, a previous seat of the Courtenay family, Earls of Devon. Adhering to the attainder of the Marquis of Exeter the Courtenay lands escheated to the Crown, as well as those within Colyton were sold back for £1,000 to numerous citizens of Colyton church, as provided in an action recorded in the Letters as well as Papers of Henry VIII dated 6 January 1547, summed up as "John Clarke and also others. Grant in complimentary socage, subject to rents etc. (defined), for l,000 l, of the complying with lands (levels given) in the church of Colyton, which are parcels of Colyton mansion, Devon, and also belonged to Henry Marquis of Exeter, attainted". This was the beginning of the Feoffees of Colyton, who remained to hold in typical various buildings in the church. The town has been called "one of the most rebellious community in Devon" as a result of the number of its occupants that joined the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.