Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…of Combe Martin. Beginning with William de Falesia, who held Dartington at the Domesday Survey (1086), we can trace the barony’s transfer to Robert FitzMartin, son of Martin de

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…challenge the genealogical embellishments that have accumulated around the figure popularly styled ‘Martin de Tours’. Read the referenced, downloadable paper discussing 'Mar…

Combe Martin History Blogs

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, 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 role in both sp…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
), Camden reported "some old lead-mines [? r. Elizabeth I ?]" 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