Columb John in the parish of Broadclyst in Devon, England, is a historic estate that was briefly the seat of the prominent Acland family which later moved to the adjacent estate of Killerton.
Archway, circa 1590, of the former gatehouse of the demolished Acland family mansion house of Columb John. St John's Chapel is in the distance.
"Gateway at Columb John", 1800 watercolour by Rev. John Swete (d.1821)
The site of the former mansion house at Columb John, by the chapel on the bank of the River Culm. Looking north.
"Chapel to Cullomb John", 1800 watercolour by Rev. John Swete (d.1821) of the private chapel built and endowed by Sir John Acland
There have been four baronetcies created for members of the Acland family, which originated in the 12th century at the estate of Acland in the parish of Landkey, North Devon, two in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
Sir John Acland, 1st Baronet of Colum John. Portrait c. 1644 by Robert Walker (1599–1658), collection of National Trust, Killerton House
Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet of Colum John