Combe Martin FAQ

Combe Martin FAQ
, and Old Burrow near County Gate. Medieval Period: Origin of the Name The name Combe Martin derives from *combe* (“valley”) and Martin de Tours, a…

Introduction to Combe Martin

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

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
…from Martin de Tours a Norman Lord, who had great possessions here in the time of Henry I" (Britannia, posth., 1722, p. 47). Queen Victoria Purchased Combe

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…accurately reported that the village core name is "derived from combe, a low and deep valley surrounded by very high hills". The Martin suffix "derives from [Norman lord] Le Sieur …

Churches

Churches
. 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 M…