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From: "Arthur French" <>
Subject: Re: [DEV] Combe Raleigh or Comb in Teignhead
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:35:32 +0100
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Coombe Farm is shown on
http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Woodbury/ParishMap.html
It's in the south of the parish, nearer to Lympstone village than to
Woodbury village.

Arthur F

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Holmes" <>
To: "Keith Searle" <>; <>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: [DEV] Combe Raleigh or Comb in Teignhead


> In Woodbury - A View from the Beacon, Ursula Brighouse mentions
Coombe
> Common, Coombe Farm, Coombe Park Farm & Coombe Wood. There is no
mention of
> the Searle family in connection with these locations. As far as I
can make
> out from a sketch map Coombe Farm is located in the part of Woodbury
fairly
> near the boundary with Lympstone. I notice also that in the 1524 Lay
Subsidy
> one of those assessed at Woodbury is described as "at Combe".
>
> Robin
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Searle" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 8:06 PM
> Subject: [DEV] Combe Raleigh or Comb in Teignhead
>
>
> > When Thomas SEARLE was baptised in WOODBURY circa 1680 his father
John
> > SEARLE was listed in the parish register "of Comb" At first I
thought this
> > might refer to a local house, farm or area but I now wonder
whether it
> > refers to Combe Raleigh about 13 miles away or Comb in Teignhead
about 12
> > miles distant. Has anyone with a local knowledge of EAST DEVON
got any
> > bright ideas please ?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Keith Searle

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