Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times
Go Back Combe Martin Hemp Archaeology A History of Hemp, Retting and Fulling Last updated on August 14, 2024 | Created in March 29, 2023 | Companion Article: Combe Martin Mil…

Combe Martin Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
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Exploring Combe Martin

Exploring Combe Martin
…has been known for: Saxon Settlement to an Anglo-Norman Manor: Communal wool production and the finest hemp industry. Silver Mining: Seven centuries of silver and lead mining from the me…

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Combe Martin in 1822

Combe Martin in 1822
…thread-making, hemp cultivation, lime burning, and the import/export of goods, as well as the rise and decline of the town’s silver mining industry. Manorial History: There is a detailed…

Combe Martin Mills and Milling

Combe Martin Mills and Milling
…Martin Hemp Archaeology Abstract This article delves into the historical importance of watermills in Combe Martin, North Devon. We highlight the roles of mills and the River Umber in Com…

Combe Martin History Speed reader

Combe Martin History Speed reader
…agribusiness, corn milling, hemp cultivation, ropemaking, and maritime trade that supported the local economy for centuries. Additional History & Heritage "The Little Village with a Big…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…hemp industry spanned the Middle Ages to the nineteenth-century. The local wool trade and hemp industry were particularly significant during the 'boom and bust' cycles of Co…

The Blackmore Country

The Blackmore Country
…of Elizabeth [r. 1558 until her death in 1603], however, it was a great place for hemp, and a project was formed for establishing a port at Hartland entirely on account of this trade. As…

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…Lysons and Samuel Lysons. This seminal work noted Combe Martin's past industries, including shoemakers' thread and hemp production, and its silver mines, which were worked from the reign…

Combe Martin Community Centre

Combe Martin Community Centre
…received care under one roof. They earned their keep by making thread from locally grown hemp (CMLHG, 1997). Functioning as community hubs, charities and markets: medieval church houses…

Silver Mining to Strawberries

Silver Mining to Strawberries
…created to give assistance and technical advice to those seeking to obtain a living from the land. [Combe Martin Industrial History]  [The Story of Combe Martin Hemp] Combe Martin Strawb…

Lime-burning and Quarrying

Lime-burning and Quarrying
…into allotments until it was purchased by the Parish Council in 1947. Hemp (for Cobblers thread) and strawberries were grown on this land. Lime Burning in Combe Martin Lime-burning began…

Combe Martin Landmarks

Combe Martin Landmarks
. Here were silver-mines long ago, and here lived Martin of Tours, to whom William the Conqueror granted the manor which to this day bears his name. The neighbouring hills grow the best hemp in Devon

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
…and end of the lead mining industry...). Thereafter, hemp production, and extractive industries including lime and iron, also agribusiness, were the lifeblood of Combe Martin. After the…

Smuggling in North Devon

Smuggling in North Devon
, had become a bustling hub of commercial activity. Large quantities of essential commodities were imported from various regions, including timber, hemp, and tallow from the Baltic and Am…