Colyton is a community 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, decreasing to 2,105 at the 2011 Census. Colyton is a major part of the Coly Valley selecting ward. The ward populace at the above demographics was 4,493. Colyton first appeared as an old town around 700 AD and attributes in the Domesday Book as 'Culitone'. The third code of regulation of King Edmund I was released at Colyton in around 945. This helped to stabilize feudal culture, by stating clearly its four pillars: kingship, lordship, household, and area. It became a vital farming centre and also 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 knocked down, a former seat of the Courtenay family, Earls of Devon. Adhering to the attainder of the Marquis of Exeter the Courtenay lands escheated to the Crown, and those within Colyton were marketed back for £1,000 to various locals of Colyton church, as detailed in an action transcribed in the Letters and Documents of Henry VIII dated 6 January 1547, summarised as "John Clarke and also others. Grant in complimentary socage, based on rents and so on (specified), for l,000 l, of the adhering to lands (levels provided) in the parish of Colyton, which are parcels of Colyton manor, Devon, as well as came from Henry Marquis of Exeter, attainted". This was the beginning of the Feoffees of Colyton, who continued to keep in typical different homes in the church. The town has been called "one of the most defiant community in Devon" due to the number of its residents that joined the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.