Combe Martin in 1902

Combe Martin in 1902
…industry as it was in 1902, when the village still had its market town charter. There was a small Umber Mine at Combe Martin in 1902, and lime was still extensively burned in this villag…

Combe Martin History Glossary

Combe Martin History Glossary
…Valley The fertile valley through which the River Umber flows, central to Combe Martin’s geography and industry. Victorian Era The period of Queen Victoria’s re…

Combe Martin History Speed reader

Combe Martin History Speed reader
…Channel, within the famous Blackmore country. It sits in a sheltered valley and has evolved from a Saxon settlement into a vibrant seaside resort. Nowadays, our coastal village with a qu…

Combe Martin Listed Buildings and Scheduled Monuments

Combe Martin Listed Buildings and Scheduled Monuments
…working mines in Britain. The mine workings are spread over much of the floor and sides of the Umber valley in the middle of the village. 10. Fayes Mine Sett An important hi…

Combe Martin Ores and Smelting

Combe Martin Ores and Smelting
…village river and valley were named after it. There was once a hut behind Lovering's Garage, which was used for burning umber (Beaumont, G.F, 1981, p.13). Burnt umber<…

Geology of Combe Martin in North Devon

Geology of Combe Martin in North Devon
crinoids. Several other fossils are found in the Jenny Start Limestone and David’s Stone Limestone. Why does the village see occasional floods? Clay soils, steep hills, and the River Umber make it hard

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…language marks the interaction between the migrating Anglo-Saxons and the native Brittonic-speaking Celts. The linear development along the Umber Valley, lends this maritime…

Combe Martin Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
…Martin for their premium supplies at Ilfracombe, Lynton and Lynmouth (ibid).  The fertile gardens surrounding the Valley, many of them watered by the River Umber, were espec…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
…the Umber Valley on the northeast side, east of the parish church (Mindat.org, June 2024). The silver mines, including the Knap Down sett, have an extensive history, with ev…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…watered by the long and winding Umber River. John Lloyd Warden Page (historian, explorer and geographer) wrote about Old Combmartin in 1895: All along the bottom [valley], w…