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Amery, J.S. & Brooking Rowe, J. (1901) Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries, Vol. I. Exeter: J.G. Commin. Available at: Wikisource (Accessed: 21 September 2025). Periodical of local historical research.
Lysons, D. & Lysons, S. (1822) Magna Britannia: Volume 6, Devonshire. London: T. Cadell & W. Davies. Available at: British History Online (Accessed: 21 September 2025). Early 19th-century county survey.
Risdon, T. (1811 [pref. 1810]) The Survey of the County of Devon. Edited by J. Taylor. London: Rees & Curtis. Foundational county monograph facsimile.
Ward, Lock & Co. (1938) Pictorial Guide to North Devon, 11th ed. London: Ward, Lock & Co. Illustrated travel guide to North Devon.
White, W. (1850) Gazetteer of Devon. Exeter: J.G. Commin. Mid-19th-century regional gazetteer.
Moore, J.H. (n.d.) ‘Mining in Hele and Combe Martin’. Available at: johnhmoore.co.uk (Accessed: 21 September 2025). Overview of lead-silver workings.
Combe Martin Village History Project (n.d.-a) ‘Combe Martin Ores and Smelting’. Available at: combemartinvillage.co.uk (Accessed: 21 September 2025). Industrial archaeology of smelting sites.
Combe Martin Village History Project (n.d.-b) ‘Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin’. Available at: combemartinvillage.co.uk (Accessed: 21 September 2025). Documentation of medieval silver works.
North Devon Coast National Landscape (n.d.) Combe Martin. Available at: northdevoncoast-nl.org.uk (Accessed: 21 September 2025). Protected landscape overview.
Blackmore, R.D. (1869) Lorna Doone. London: Sampson Low, Son & Marston. Victorian romance set in Exmoor.
Corelli, M. (1896) The Mighty Atom. London: Hutchinson & Co. Gothic novel referencing Combe Martin.
Snell, F.J. (1911) The Blackmore Country. London: Adam & Charles Black. Travelogue of Exmoor uplands.
Historic UK (n.d.) King Æthelstan – First King of England. Available at: historic-uk.com (Accessed: 21 September 2025). Biographical article on Æthelstan.
Camden, W. (1722) Britannia. 1586 Latin original; trans. Edmund Gibson. London: [publisher not stated]. Pioneering 16th-century county survey.
Turner, J.M.W. (1811a) A Lime Kiln at Combe Martin [Artwork]. Tate Gallery, London. Available at: Tate.org (Accessed: 21 September 2025). Early landscape lithograph.
Turner, J.M.W. (1811b) Combe Martin Harbour [Artwork]. Tate Gallery, London. Available at: Tate.org (Accessed: 21 September 2025). Harbour scene from the Exmoor coast series.
Exmoor Historic Environment Record (n.d.) Silver-Lead Workings around Combe Martin. Available at: exmoorher.co.uk (Accessed: 21 September 2025). GIS-backed site record.
Historic England (n.d.) Listed Buildings in Combe Martin. Available at: historicengland.org.uk (Accessed: 21 September 2025). Official register of heritage assets.

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