Colyton is a town in Devon, England. It is located within the East Devon local authority area, and the River Coly runs through it. Colyton is 3 miles from Seaton and 6 miles from Axminster. Its popula
St. Andrew's church, with its octagonal lantern tower
Seaton Tramway at Kingsdon
Colcombe Castle was a castle or fortified house situated about a 0.5 mi north of the town of Colyton in East Devon, England.
Colyton, Devon
…grew into an important agricultural centre and market town with a corn mill, saw mill, iron foundry and an oak bark tannery that is still functioning. Colcombe Castle, now demolished, was situated 0.5 miles (800 m) to the north of the town; it was a former seat of the Courtenay family, Earls of Devon. Following the…
"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