Combe Martin Famous People

Combe Martin Famous People
…Protestant reformers. Sir Richard Pollard MP (1505-1542) Was awarded the manor of Combe Martin from King Henry VIII in 1537. Pollard was a contentious figure be…

Combe Martin History Blogs

Combe Martin History Blogs
…historical significance. Portrait of Sir Richard Pollard, Tudor legal agent linked to the Dissolution of the Monasteries and Combe Martin’s transformation. Tracing the Legac…

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…Notable Personalities> Sir Richard Pollard (1505-1542) was a key historical figure who was granted the manor of Combe Martin by King Henry VIII.  Pollard owned…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…reserved the Combe Martin gold and silver mines, when he sold the manor of Combe Martin in 1537 to Sir Richard Pollard, MP for Taunton and, later, for Devon. There is insuff…

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. The Tudor Pollard Family After the last of the Martins died, Combe Martin's medieval manor estate escheated to the crown, and continued through overlords who lived and died here. Sir

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
…mines were abandoned for fifty years (Stuckey, 1965, p.6).  Henry VIII reserved the gold and silver mines when he sold the manor and borough of Combe Martin in 1537 to Sir Richard …

Battle of Arx Cynwit (Countisbury) 878 CE

Battle of Arx Cynwit (Countisbury) 878 CE
…Æthelweardi. Ed. Alistair Campbell. Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1962. Swanton, Michael (2000) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Phoenix Press. Abels, Richard (1998) Alfred the Great: War, Kingship an…

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…witnesses, Alfred, Joel son of Osmund steward of the bishop of Salisbury, Hubert steward of Baldwin de Redvers, Robert the Dane, Richard de Holoueya, Richard son of Ralph, a…