Combe Martin in 1878-1879

Combe Martin in 1878-1879
…07:00 PM UTC | Posted on April 21, 2024 References: Extracts posted from the archived electronic copy. Original book published before 1923 and in the public domain: William White<…

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…Combe Martin, North Devon: image. White, William: History, gazetteer and directory of the County of Devon including the City of Exeter&c (archived). Sheffield: W. Whi…

Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…and author William White reported that Combe Martin's market and fair were granted in the year 1264, by King Henry III. White states that hemp was formerly gro…

Churches

Churches
. Ltd, 39 & 40 North Street. White, William: History, gazetteer and directory of the County of Devon including the City of Exeter&c (archived). Sheffield: W. White

The Blackmore Country

The Blackmore Country
…Westcote’s father-in-law, presented William Bourchier, Earl of Bath, with a “rich and rare” cup, bearing the quaint inscription: In Martin’s Comb long lay I hiyd, Obscur’d, deprest wth…

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…in Barnstaple union, county court district. The village was gazetted by William White, a notable 19th-century publisher known for his comprehensive directories and gazettee…

Combe Martin Landmarks

Combe Martin Landmarks
…cards.  Formerly The King's Arms Family and Commercial Hotel until June 1933, this classic William III townhouse features several entrances, a small front courtyard lawn, outbuildings a…

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…

Smuggling in North Devon

Smuggling in North Devon
…not from the West Country: infamous freebooters John Avery, Henry Every, and William Kidd operated during the 17th and 18th-centuries. Such freebooters captured the public's imagination…

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin

Early Silver Mining in Combe Martin
…- A Guided Walk Through Combe Martin's Past. Devon & Dartmoor HER SDV81878. Wilson, John M. (1871): The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales .London.  A. Fullarton & Co.  White, …

Lime-burning and Quarrying

Lime-burning and Quarrying
…harbour beach was at the time that photograph was taken. Combe Martin Kilns in Popular Art There is a painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner: A Lime Kiln at Combe Martin, dated to 18…

Battle of Arx Cynwit (Countisbury) 878 CE

Battle of Arx Cynwit (Countisbury) 878 CE
, 1976, p. 112). Vikings -and their Norman descendents under William the Conqueror- apparently sought to improve their chances and frighten their enemies by invoking the power of the All…