Colyton
Colyton is a community in Devon, England. It lies within the East Devon neighborhood authority location. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) from Seaton as well as 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) from Axminster. Its population in 1991 was 2,783, decreasing to 2,105 at the 2011 Census. Colyton is a major part of the Coly Valley selecting ward. The ward population at the above demographics was 4,493. Colyton first looked like an ancient town around 700 AD and attributes in the Domesday Book as 'Culitone'. The 3rd code of legislation of King Edmund I was issued at Colyton in about 945. This helped to support feudal culture, by stating clearly its four columns: kingship, lordship, family members, and also neighbourhood. It grew into a vital farming centre and also market town with a corn mill, saw mill, iron foundry and also an oak bark tannery that is still operating. Located 0.5 miles (0.8 kilometres) to the north of the town was Colcombe Castle, now demolished, a previous seat of the Courtenay family, Earls of Devon. Following the attainder of the Marquis of Exeter the Courtenay lands escheated to the Crown, and those within Colyton were marketed back for £1,000 to numerous homeowners of Colyton church, as detailed in an action transcribed in the Letters and also Papers of Henry VIII dated 6 January 1547, summarised as "John Clarke and others. Grant in free socage, based on leas etc. (defined), for l,000 l, of the complying with lands (extents provided) in the parish of Colyton, which are parcels of Colyton manor, Devon, as well as came from Henry Marquis of Exeter, attainted". This was the beginning of the Feoffees of Colyton, who remained to keep in common various properties in the church. The town has actually been described as "one of the most rebellious town in Devon" because of the variety of its residents that signed up with the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.
