Colyton
Colyton is a town in Devon, England. It is located within the East Devon regional authority area. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) from Seaton and 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 town around 700 AD as well as attributes in the Domesday Book as 'Culitone'. The 3rd code of law of King Edmund I was issued at Colyton in around 945. This aided to maintain feudal culture, by mentioning clearly its 4 columns: kingship, lordship, family, as well as area. It turned into a crucial agricultural centre as well as market community with a corn mill, saw mill, iron factory as well as an oak bark tannery that is still operating. Located 0.5 miles (0.8 kilometres) to the north of the town was Colcombe Castle, now 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, and those within Colyton were marketed back for £1,000 to different residents of Colyton church, as provided in an act transcribed in the Letters and Papers of Henry VIII dated 6 January 1547, summed up as "John Clarke and also others. Grant in complimentary socage, based on rental fees etc. (specified), for l,000 l, of the following lands (degrees offered) in the church of Colyton, which are parcels of Colyton chateau, Devon, and belonged to Henry Marquis of Exeter, attainted". This was the origin of the Feoffees of Colyton, who continued to keep in usual various residential properties in the church. The town has actually been referred to as "the most rebellious town in Devon" because of the variety of its citizens who joined the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.
