Combe Martin in 1878-1879

Combe Martin in 1878-1879
…published before 1923 . William White (1879): History, Gazetteer and Directory of The County of Devon including the City of Exeter, and Comprising a General Survey of The Co…

Characters

Characters
…Corelli's The Mighty Atom, in the churchyard of St Peter ad Vincula at Combe Martin, North Devon: image. White, William: History, gazetteer and directory of the County of De…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
. In 1879, 19th-century historian and author William White reported that Combe Martin's market and fair were granted in the year 1264, by King Henry III. White s…

Churches

Churches
…Family. Exeter: William Pollard & Co. Ltd, 39 & 40 North Street. White, William: History, gazetteer and directory of the County of Devon including the City of E…

Combe Martin Shipbuilding (19th Century)

Combe Martin Shipbuilding (19th Century
…states that William Lewis, a carpenter and fisherman during the 1870s, is said to have built several boats beside Hele Bay beach, including one called the Saucy Lass. Photographs purport…

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…gazetted by William White, a notable 19th-century publisher known for his comprehensive directories and gazetteers of various counties in England. His works, such as the “Hi…

The Blackmore Country

The Blackmore Country
…bargained for half the profit. Each partner realised £10,000. The owner of the land, Richard Roberts, who happens to have been Westcote’s father-in-law, presented William Bourchier, Earl…

Combe Martin Landmarks

Combe Martin Landmarks
…folklore maintains the inn was built by Squire George Ley after his spectacular win at cards.  Formerly The King's Arms Family and Commercial Hotel until June 1933, this classic William…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
). According to William White’s Directory of Devon (1878-1879), published in Sheffield by W. White:  In the reign of Edward I, 337 men were brought here out of Derbyshire and…

Smuggling in North Devon

Smuggling in North Devon
, Henry Every, and William Kidd operated during the 17th and 18th-centuries. Such freebooters captured the public's imagination, and folklore has  exaggerated or invented details about th…

Combe Martin Industrial History

Combe Martin Industrial History
…population of Combmartin put the land to good use. White states that unsuccessful attempts were made to work Combmartin's silver mines with profit about 1800, 1813, and 1817. They were r…

Lime-burning and Quarrying

Lime-burning and Quarrying
. Teaching Corner: Explore Combe Martin’s Lime Industry Think Like a Historian Combe Martin’s industrial past is etched into its landscape. By studying how limestone was transformed into "white gold

Combe Martin History Blogs

Combe Martin History Blogs
…writing. Black-and-white illustration of a man in period attire writing with a quill at a candlelit desk, surrounded by books and documents in a scholarly study. ⚫⚪ Toggle high-contrast…

Battle of Arx Cynwit (Countisbury) 878 CE

Battle of Arx Cynwit (Countisbury) 878 CE
…commanders of the Great Heathen Army that invaded Anglo-Saxon England in the 860s.”  Landscape historian William G. Hoskins CBE FBA, in his influential and comprehensive study: A New Sur…