Colyton
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 km) from Axminster. Its population in 1991 was 2,783, reducing to 2,105 at the 2011 Census. Colyton is a major part of the Coly Valley selecting ward. The ward population at the above demographics was 4,493. Colyton first appeared as an ancient village around 700 AD as well as attributes in the Domesday Book as 'Culitone'. The third code of law of King Edmund I was released at Colyton in about 945. This helped to stabilize feudal society, by specifying clearly its 4 pillars: royalty, lordship, family, and area. It became an important farming centre as well as market community with a corn mill, saw mill, iron shop as well as an oak bark tannery that is still operating. Located 0.5 miles (0.8 kilometres) to the north of the community was Colcombe Castle, currently destroyed, a former seat of the Courtenay family members, Earls of Devon. Complying with 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 different residents of Colyton church, as noted in an act recorded in the Letters and Documents of Henry VIII dated 6 January 1547, summarised as "John Clarke as well as others. Grant in totally free socage, subject to leas etc. (specified), for l,000 l, of the complying with lands (extents offered) in the parish of Colyton, which are parcels of Colyton mansion, 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 numerous homes in the parish. The community has actually been described as "one of the most defiant community in Devon" because of the number of its inhabitants that signed up with the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.