West Challacombe Manor

West Challacombe Manor
, Listed Buildings, 2024).  Ownership Now a farm house, West Challacombe Manor was probably built by the Challacombe family during the 14th and 15th centuries (Exmoor National Park HER M…

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…CornwallEarly Silver Mining in Combe MartinMining at Exmoor National ParkCombe Martin Ores and SmeltingLime-burning and QuarryingCombe Martin Culm - Plant or Coal?Combe Martin Hemp | Me…

The Blackmore Country by F.J. Snell (1911)

The Blackmore Country by F.J. Snell (1911
…30, 2024 By F. J. SNELL (1862-1935)  Author of A Book of Exmoor, etc. 2nd Edition with 32 full-page illustrations from photographs by Catharine W. Barnes Ward. This book is available in…

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Combe Martin Museum

Combe Martin Museum
…Mornings | Workshops | Seminars | Events | Low price entry and concessions.  A Large Independent Museum on the Edge of Exmoor Combe Martin Museum and Information Point has something for…

Combe Martin Culm - Plant or Coal?

Combe Martin Culm - Plant or Coal
…Industrial Evolution 1760 - c1840 Whole settlements on the south coast of Wales and on the Heritage Coast of Exmoor, were involved in some sort of maritime trade or mineral working. The…

Characters

Characters
…of Cards' Inn whilst writing The Mighty Atom. The authority for this is Exmoor National Park (27 April 2015); "Marie Corelli".  Marie Corelli was one of the most successful novelists of…

Combe Martin Mills and Milling

Combe Martin Mills and Milling
…small villages once had to rely on mills and water for all their needs, and they were expected to grind their corn at their lord's mills. The Historic Environment Record for Exmoor Nati…

Silver Mining in Devon and Cornwall

Silver Mining in Devon and Cornwall
, particularly for copper and silver-lead. Combe Martin Silver Mining Galena, a principal ore of lead, often bears silver. Besides Combe Martin's eastern Mine Tenement at Bowhay Lane: the Exmoo…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
…fringes of Exmoor, England. It traces the history of Combe Martin's significant silver and lead ore deposits from the 12th century through the late 19th century. The Combe Martin silver…

Lime-burning and Quarrying

Lime-burning and Quarrying
…Beach Above Wild Pear Beach are the remains of a lime kiln, and supposedly an accounts house, on the eroding cliff edge. The Exmoor National Park HER MDE8267 record states that the rema…

Battle of Arx Cynwit (Countisbury) 878 CE

Battle of Arx Cynwit (Countisbury) 878 CE
Go Back The Battle of Arx Cynwit (878 CE)             The Case for Countisbury Hillfort (Wind Hill) near Lynmouth Bay, Exmoor Popular: Accessibility | Hunting the Earl of Rone | Silver M…

Combe Martin Landmarks

Combe Martin Landmarks
…Combe Martin at the western boundary of Exmoor National Park. Both hills looming over the Combe Martin valley were used for mineral exploration and extraction. In legend, Great Hangman…

Smuggling in North Devon

Smuggling in North Devon
, became notorious for smuggling. Like Exmoor, the Welsh coast had large numbers of secluded beaches and small coves well off the main trade routes. E. Keble Chatterton (1906): King's Cu…

Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn

Combe Martin Pack o' Cards Inn
…Combe Martin Seaside.  Corelli stayed at the landmark King's Arms ('Pack of Cards') whilst writing The Mighty Atom; the authority for this is Exmoor National Park (27 April 2015): "Mari…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…Martin during the 1300s. And of course, about the historic Combe Martin silver mines worked over seven centuries. Our part of Exmoor also belongs to the historic Blackmore Country. The…

Combe Martin Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
Go Back Share Share Share Share Combe Martin's Industrial History  Popular: Combe Martin Events 2024 | Earl of Rone| Local Silver Mining | Combe Martin Museum | Vikings on Exmoor | By Co…

Combe Martin Ores and Smelting

Combe Martin Ores and Smelting
…seems to have been relocated to the Cornwall Gold and Tolgus Mill, Redruth. For more information, refer to Exmoor’s Industrial Archaeology, Exmoor Books, 1997, edited by Mick Atkinson.…

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times
…national economies. See also: A History of Mills and Milling Around Combe Martin and Exmoor > Today, the story of Combe Martin’s hemp industry serves as a reminder of the village’s rich…