Colyton
Colyton is a town in Devon, England. It is located within the East Devon local authority area. It is 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) from Seaton as well as 6 miles (9.7 km) from Axminster. Its population in 1991 was 2,783, lowering to 2,105 at the 2011 Census. Colyton is a huge part of the Coly Valley electoral ward. The ward populace at the above census was 4,493. Colyton initially appeared as an old village around 700 AD and also features in the Domesday Book as 'Culitone'. The 3rd code of legislation of King Edmund I was provided at Colyton in about 945. This helped to stabilize feudal society, by stating plainly its 4 pillars: royalty, lordship, household, and also area. It grew into a vital farming centre as well as market town with a corn mill, saw mill, iron foundry as well as an oak bark tannery that is still operating. Situated 0.5 miles (0.8 kilometres) to the north of the town was Colcombe Castle, currently destroyed, 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, as well as those within Colyton were sold back for £1,000 to various citizens of Colyton church, as listed in a deed recorded in the Letters as well as Papers of Henry VIII dated 6 January 1547, summarised as "John Clarke as well as others. Grant in totally free socage, subject to rents and so on (specified), for l,000 l, of the complying with lands (extents provided) in the church of Colyton, which are parcels of Colyton estate, Devon, and belonged to Henry Marquis of Exeter, attainted". This was the beginning of the Feoffees of Colyton, that remained to keep in typical various residential or commercial properties in the church. The community has been described as "the most defiant town in Devon" as a result of the variety of its inhabitants that joined the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.