Colyton
Colyton is a community in Devon, England. It lies within the East Devon local authority area. It is 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) 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 features in the Domesday Book as 'Culitone'. The 3rd code of regulation of King Edmund I was provided at Colyton in around 945. This helped to maintain feudal society, by stating clearly its four columns: kingship, lordship, household, and also neighbourhood. It became an essential agricultural centre as well as market town with a corn mill, saw mill, iron foundry as well as an oak bark tannery that is still operating. Located 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the north of the community was Colcombe Castle, currently knocked down, a former seat of the Courtenay family members, Earls of Devon. Adhering to 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 various residents of Colyton parish, as listed 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 leas and so on (specified), for l,000 l, of the adhering to lands (extents provided) in the parish of Colyton, which are parcels of Colyton estate, Devon, as well as belonged to Henry Marquis of Exeter, attainted". This was the origin of the Feoffees of Colyton, who remained to keep in usual different residential properties in the parish. The town has actually been called "the most rebellious community in Devon" because of the variety of its citizens who signed up with the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.
