Introduction to Combe Martin

Introduction to Combe Martin
…servants at some point in the sixteenth-century. The demesne lands were sold to William Hancock (d. 1587), father of Edward Hancock (1560-1603) of Combe Martin…

Churches

Churches
). Memorials & Monuments Memorials dedicated to George Ley (1716), Judith Ivatt (1634), and William Hancock (1587, marked with brass). WWI and WWII Memorial Cross located in…

Combe Martin Landmarks
…Hancock estate with its tithe barn which once stood on Castle Street. Most of these sites are accessible on foot, except the extant Old Rectory (1847) standing in extensive grounds on t…

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…demesne lands to his servant, William Hancock. This marked the end of feudal lordship in Combe Martin and the rise of community-based land ownership—a quiet revolution in Tu…