Colyton
Colyton is a community in Devon, England. It lies within the East Devon regional 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, reducing to 2,105 at the 2011 Census. Colyton is a major part of the Coly Valley electoral ward. The ward populace at the above demographics was 4,493. Colyton initially appeared as an old town around 700 AD and also features in the Domesday Book as 'Culitone'. The 3rd code of regulation of King Edmund I was released at Colyton in around 945. This assisted to maintain feudal culture, by specifying plainly its 4 columns: royalty, lordship, family, and neighbourhood. It turned into an essential farming centre as well as market community 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 community was Colcombe Castle, currently demolished, a previous seat of the Courtenay household, Earls of Devon. Following the attainder of the Marquis of Exeter the Courtenay lands escheated to the Crown, and also those within Colyton were sold back for £1,000 to different locals of Colyton church, as provided in a deed transcribed in the Letters and Documents of Henry VIII dated 6 January 1547, summed up as "John Clarke and also others. Grant in totally free socage, based on leas and so on (defined), for l,000 l, of the complying with lands (degrees given) in the parish of Colyton, which are parcels of Colyton estate, Devon, and also belonged to Henry Marquis of Exeter, attainted". This was the beginning of the Feoffees of Colyton, who remained to hold in common numerous homes in the parish. The town has actually been referred to as "one of the most rebellious community in Devon" because of the number of its inhabitants that signed up with the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.
