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, minimizing to 2,105 at the 2011 Census. Colyton is a huge part of the Coly Valley electoral ward. The ward population at the above demographics was 4,493. Colyton first appeared as an ancient town around 700 AD and also features in the Domesday Book as 'Culitone'. The 3rd code of law of King Edmund I was provided at Colyton in about 945. This aided to support feudal culture, by stating clearly its 4 pillars: royalty, lordship, family members, and area. It grew into a crucial agricultural centre and market town with a corn mill, saw mill, iron shop and also an oak bark tannery that is still operating. Situated 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the north of the town 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 marketed back for £1,000 to numerous residents of Colyton church, as listed in an act transcribed in the Letters as well as Papers of Henry VIII dated 6 January 1547, summed up as "John Clarke as well as others. Grant in complimentary socage, subject to rents etc. (specified), for l,000 l, of the adhering to lands (levels offered) in the parish of Colyton, which are parcels of Colyton estate, Devon, as well as came from Henry Marquis of Exeter, attainted". This was the origin of the Feoffees of Colyton, who continued to hold in typical various buildings in the parish. The community has actually been called "one of the most defiant town in Devon" as a result of the number of its citizens who joined the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.