Colyton is a town in Devon, England. It is located within the East Devon neighborhood authority location. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) from Seaton and also 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) from Axminster. Its population in 1991 was 2,783, reducing to 2,105 at the 2011 Census. Colyton is a huge part of the Coly Valley selecting ward. The ward populace at the above demographics was 4,493. Colyton initially looked like an old town around 700 AD and also functions in the Domesday Book as 'Culitone'. The third code of regulation of King Edmund I was issued at Colyton in around 945. This aided to stabilize feudal society, by specifying clearly its 4 columns: kingship, lordship, household, and area. It grew into an essential agricultural centre and market town with a corn mill, saw mill, iron factory 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, currently demolished, a former seat of the Courtenay family, Earls of Devon. Following the attainder of the Marquis of Exeter the Courtenay lands escheated to the Crown, and also those within Colyton were offered back for £1,000 to numerous locals of Colyton church, as provided in an act transcribed in the Letters and Papers of Henry VIII dated 6 January 1547, summarised as "John Clarke as well as others. Grant in cost-free socage, based on rental fees etc. (specified), for l,000 l, of the complying with lands (degrees offered) in the parish of Colyton, which are parcels of Colyton mansion, Devon, and also belonged to Henry Marquis of Exeter, attainted". This was the origin of the Feoffees of Colyton, who continued to hold in usual various buildings in the parish. The community has actually been referred to as "one of the most defiant community in Devon" as a result of the number of its citizens who joined the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.