Combe Martin FAQ

Combe Martin FAQ
, a low and deep valley surrounded by very high hills. The Martin suffix derives from Lord Martin de Tours, a Norman commander of much worth and assistance to William the Con…

Introduction to Combe Martin

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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accurately reported that the village core name 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

Churches

Churches
…fitz Martin, the son of Martin de Tours (overlord of Combe Martin after the Norman Conquest). During the medieval period in England, the national Church played a central rol…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
] to the village name, is from Martin de Tours a Norman Lord, who had great possessions here in the time of Henry I" (Britannia, posth., 1722, p. 47). Queen Victoria Purchase…