Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…Martin was one of the maritime places in Devonshire granted by William the Conqueror to Norman Baron Martyn [Martin] de Tours [de Turribus, knight]", after the…

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…de Tours; Terry-Thomas, George Ley, or Medieval. A Rich Literary and Cultural Heritage Combe Martin has connections to renowned artists, famous novelists, and Royal silver…

Churches

Churches
…conflict involved the monks of St. Pancras, likely from the Priory of St. Pancras Lewes in East Sussex, and Robert fitz Martin, the son of Martin de Tours, overlord of Comb…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
…Combmartin, and 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…