Colyton
Colyton is a community in Devon, England. It is located within the East Devon neighborhood authority area. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) from Seaton and 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) 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 selecting ward. The ward populace at the above census was 4,493. Colyton first looked like an old village around 700 AD as well as functions in the Domesday Book as 'Culitone'. The 3rd code of legislation of King Edmund I was issued at Colyton in around 945. This assisted to support feudal society, by mentioning plainly its 4 pillars: royalty, lordship, household, and also area. It grew into an important farming centre and market community with a corn mill, saw mill, iron shop and an oak bark tannery that is still functioning. Positioned 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the north of the town was Colcombe Castle, currently demolished, 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 marketed back for £1,000 to numerous locals of Colyton parish, as listed in an act transcribed in the Letters and also Papers of Henry VIII dated 6 January 1547, summed up as "John Clarke and others. Grant in totally free socage, subject to rents etc. (defined), for l,000 l, of the complying with lands (levels offered) in the parish of Colyton, which are parcels of Colyton manor, Devon, and also belonged to Henry Marquis of Exeter, attainted". This was the origin of the Feoffees of Colyton, who remained to keep in common numerous residential properties in the parish. The community has been described as "the most defiant town in Devon" because of the number of its citizens who signed up with the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.