View from the north-western end of the village where it reaches the sea.

Combe Martin is a village in Devon, England. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... Part of the seafront of Torquay, south Devon, at high tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, and Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

History

The name is derived from Combe, which derives from Old English cumb "wooded valley". The name was recorded as Comer in 1128. The 'Martin' affix on the place-name is from the name of the FitzMartin who held the land from c.1100 to 1326. FitzMartin was the surname of a Norman family based in England and Wales between 1066 and 1342. ...

The village is a small seaside resort with a sheltered cove on the edge of the Exmoor national park. Due to the narrowness of the valley, it is composed principally of one single long street which runs two miles from the valley head to the sea. The population is over 2500, with many Domesday Book families still in the area. Dunkery Beacon, with heather in bloom Exmoor National Park is a national park situated on the Bristol Channel coast of Devon and Somerset in South West England. ... A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...

The street is the longest village street in England, and at one time there were nine pubs all on the same side of the road (The London Inn, Top George, Lion Inn, George and Dragon, The Castle, Pack O' Cards, The Marine, The Dolphin and the Fo'c'stle), enabling customers to progress from one to the other without fear of being knocked down. As part of the annual Carnival celebrations, there is a wheelbarrow race over the length of the village, competitors having to stop at each pub and consume a glass of beer before continuing. An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada...

Combe Martin is famous for its strawberries, which are said to be the finest in the world. For other uses, see Strawberry (disambiguation). ...

Several disused Silver mines are located on the eastern ridge and evidence of tunnels can still be seen, as well as the remains of a wheelhouse used to lift ore from the mine. There are items in the Crown Jewels made from Combe Martin silver. This article is about the chemical element. ... This article is about mineral extractions. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

One of the village's unusual features is the "Pack o' Cards" pub built around 1700 by George Ley. Reputed to have been funded by his gambling successes, it originally had 52 windows, 13 rooms and four floors (matching the numbers from a pack of cards). For the Russian group of artists, see Jack of Diamonds (artists). ...

The "The Hunting of the Earl of Rone" annual procession features the rare hobby horse of England and a character called the Earl of Rone. "The Hunting of the Earl of Rone takes place over a weekend, finishing with a two-mile procession along the main street, featuring, as well as the Hobby Horse and Earl of Rone, a Fool, "Grenadiers", drummers and music, a donkey, and hundreds of dancers in festive dress. A hobby horse (or hobbyhorse) can be several things: A toy horse, consisting of a model of a horses head, usually wooden, attached to a stick. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

The custom was banned in 1837 (due to 'licenciousness and drunken behaviour') and reconstructed in 1970. Legend has it that the Earl of Tyrone fled Ireland in 1607 and was shipwrecked at Rapparee Beach, in Ilfracombe harbour, to the west of the village. In fact, he made it to the continent. It is an interesting and noisy event which takes place over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend each year. The title of Earl of Tyrone was an Irish peerage title created several times. ...

Just to the east of Combe Martin Bay are the Hangman hills, the Little Hangman and the Great Hangman. The Great Hangman is a hog-backed hill of 1043ft with a cliff-face of 820ft, making it the highest cliff in southern Britain, and can be reached by following the South West Coast Path which runs through the town. The South West Coast Path passes along the cliffs (seen in the distance) at Ilfracombe, North Devon. ...

External links

• Community Website Combe Martin Community Website
• The Hunting of the Earl of Rone
• The Hunting of the Earl of Rone Website

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Appledore · Barnstaple · Berrynarbor · Bideford · Braunton · Buckland Brewer · Clovelly · Combe Martin · Croyde · Dolton · Fremington · Georgeham · Great Torrington · Hartland · Hele Bay · Holsworthy · Ilfracombe · Instow · Kentisbury · Knowle · Landkey · Lee · Lee Bay · Little Torrington · Lynmouth · Lynton · Mortehoe · Northam · Parracombe · Petrockstowe · Saunton · West Down · Westward Ho! · Woolacombe · Wrafton · Yelland

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