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Combmartin, coast par. and vil., N. Devon, near bay of same name, 5 miles E. of Ilfracombe, 3815 ac., pop. 1318; P.O., called Combe Martin. The lead and silver mines, famous in the reign of the Plantagenets, are still partially worked.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "coastal parish and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Combe Martin Parish Devon Ancient County |
| Place names: | COMBE MARTIN | COMBMARTIN |
| Place: | Combe Martin |
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