Colyton is a town in Devon, England. It lies within the East Devon neighborhood authority location. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) from Seaton as well as 6 miles (9.7 km) from Axminster. Its population in 1991 was 2,783, decreasing to 2,105 at the 2011 Census. Colyton is a huge part of the Coly Valley electoral ward. The ward populace at the above census was 4,493. Colyton first appeared as an old village around 700 AD and functions in the Domesday Book as 'Culitone'. The 3rd code of legislation of King Edmund I was issued at Colyton in about 945. This helped to maintain feudal culture, by stating clearly its 4 pillars: royalty, lordship, household, as well as area. It became an essential farming centre as well as market town with a corn mill, saw mill, iron foundry as well as an oak bark tannery that is still operating. Situated 0.5 miles (0.8 kilometres) to the north of the community was Colcombe Castle, now demolished, a former seat of the Courtenay household, Earls of Devon. Complying with the attainder of the Marquis of Exeter the Courtenay lands escheated to the Crown, and those within Colyton were marketed back for £1,000 to different homeowners of Colyton church, as detailed in an act transcribed in the Letters as well as Documents of Henry VIII dated 6 January 1547, summarised as "John Clarke as well as others. Grant in cost-free socage, based on rental fees and so on (specified), for l,000 l, of the complying with lands (levels provided) in the parish of Colyton, which are parcels of Colyton chateau, Devon, and also belonged to Henry Marquis of Exeter, attainted". This was the origin of the Feoffees of Colyton, who remained to keep in usual different properties in the parish. The community has actually been described as "one of the most rebellious community in Devon" as a result of the number of its occupants that joined the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685.