Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…Wales from 1085 to 1342. An early ancestor of this family was Robert, whose charter to the monks at Montacute around 1121 shows his parents to be Martin and Geva. The surnam…

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times

Combe Martin Hemp | Medieval Times
, dated to 1135 AD, provided by Anthony McCarthy to Combe Martin St Peter's Church wardens. The charter specifically mentions a dispute here, between Cluniac monks and the overlord

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…chapel to Robert fitz Martin, who was the lord of the manor in 1135 CE. In return, Robert gifted the monks half a furlong of land in Combe, valued…

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…founders, and the preservation of their legacies. The monastery was endowed with lands by his son and heir Baron Robert Fitz-Martin (born 1080) who founded St D…