Combe Martin FAQ

Combe Martin FAQ
…very high hills. The Martin suffix derives from Lord Martin de Tours, a Norman commander of worth and assistance to William the Conqueror. Martin was granted the manor of Co…

Introduction to Combe Martin
Authoritative historian William G.W. Watson reported "good evidence that Combe Martin was one of the maritime places in Devonshire granted by William the Conqueror to Norman Baron Martyn [Martin] de Tours

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…is "derived from combe, a low and deep valley surrounded by very high hills". The Martin suffix "derives from [Norman lord] Le Sieur Martin de Tours, a man of much worth and…

Churches

Churches
. Pancras, likely from the Priory of St. Pancras Lewes in East Sussex, and Robert fitz Martin, the son of Martin de Tours (overlord of Combe Martin after the Norman Conquest)…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
…that "the addition of Martin [to the old British toponym Kum or Combe] to the village name, is from Martin de Tours a Norman Lord, who had great possessions here in the time…