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Colyton is a community in Devon, England. It is located within the East Devon neighborhood authority area. It is 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) from Seaton as well as 6 miles (9.7 km) from Axminster. Its population in 1991 was 2,783, minimizing to 2,105 at the 2011 Census. Colyton is a major part of the Coly Valley electoral ward. The ward population at the above demographics was 4,493. Colyton initially appeared as an old village around 700 AD and also features in the Domesday Book as ‘Culitone’. The third code of law of King Edmund I was issued at Colyton in around 945. This aided to stabilize feudal culture, by stating plainly its four pillars: kingship, lordship, household, as well as area. It became an important farming centre as well as market community with a corn mill, saw mill, iron factory as well as an oak bark tannery that is still working. Situated 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the north of the town was Colcombe Castle, now destroyed, a previous seat of the Courtenay family, Earls of Devon. Complying with the attainder of the Marquis of Exeter the Courtenay lands escheated to the Crown, as well as those within Colyton were sold back for £ 1,000 to various locals of Colyton church, as detailed in an action transcribed in the Letters as well as Papers of Henry VIII dated 6 January 1547, summed up as “John Clarke and also others. Grant in complimentary socage, based on rents etc. (specified), for l,000 l, of the following lands (levels provided) in the church of Colyton, which are parcels of Colyton estate, Devon, as well as came from Henry Marquis of Exeter, attainted”. This was the beginning of the Feoffees of Colyton, who continued to hold in common numerous buildings in the church. The town has actually been referred to as “one of the most rebellious town in Devon” as a result of the variety of its residents that signed up with the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.