Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…William the Conqueror to Norman Baron Martyn [Martin] de Tours [de Turribus, knight]", after the Norman Conquest in 1066 (The House of Martin &c., 1906, pp. 3-1…

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…contributors also interrogate and challenge the genealogical embellishments that have accumulated around the figure popularly styled ‘Martin de Tours’. Read the referenced,…

Combe Martin History Blogs

Combe Martin History Blogs
…figure popularly styled ‘Martin de Tours’. License and Terms of Use: The CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license | © CMVHP 2023-2026. Martin De Tours Also Known As…

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. 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
…?]" at Old 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 p…