Colcombe Castle was a castle or fortified house situated about a 0.5 mi (0.80 km) north of the town of Colyton in East Devon.
"Colecombe Castle", watercolour by Rev. John Swete dated 27 January 1795. Swete wrote: "Standing by the door of (the farmhouse) I took the...sketch which will give some notion of the front and which seems to have been the principal one with an aspect to the west...(with) Colyton to the left". Devon Record Office 564M/F7/77
"Inside of Colecombe Castle", watercolour by Rev. John Swete dated 26 January 1795. Devon Record Office 564M/F7/73
Drawing of remains of Colcombe Castle, by James Ward (1769-1859), apparently from the same viewpoint as the Swete watercolour of 26/1/1795
Surviving ancient building formerly part of Colcombe Castle, situated today in the yard of Colcombe Abbey Farm, facing main farmhouse
Colyton is a town in Devon, England. It is located within the East Devon local authority area, the river River Coly runs through it. It is 3 miles (5 km) from Seaton and 6 miles (10 km) from Axminster. Its population in 1991 was 2,783, reducing to 2,105 at the 2011 Census. Colyton is a major part of the Coly Valley electoral ward. The ward population at the above census was 4,493.
St. Andrew's church, with its octagonal lantern tower
St Andrew's Church
Seaton Tramway at Kingsdon
Image: Medieval coin, Edward III quarter florin obverse (Find ID 730465)
