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| 549 AD |
St Columba, an Irish Saint preached the Word of God in the area |
| 872 |
Saxon king, Alfred the Great, bequeathed Columtune and its lands to his son, Ethelward. |
| 1020 |
The manor and lands of Cullompton, then known as Colitina, belonged to the Lady Gytha |
| 1067 |
William the Conqueror passed through the 'villa' of Colitina, on his way to besiege Exeter |
| 1278 |
Amicia, Countess of Devon, willed it to the Abbot and Convent of Buckland Monachorum |
| 1278 |
Market was granted to Baldwin de Insula, Earl of Devon, to be held on Thursday |
| 1356 |
(6 May) Water course was conferred on the town given by the Abbot of Buckland |
| 1403 |
Work is said to have begun on the main aisle in the Parish Church |
| 1527 |
Lane's Aisle was added to the main structure of St Andrew's Church |
| 1545 |
Work on church Tower was begun (completed in 1549) |
| 1603 |
Date on a panel in the Manor House |
| 1645 |
(12 October) Sir Tomas Fairfax marched from Honiton to Cullompton |
| 1688 |
(5 November) Prince of Orange landed at Brixham and marched to Cullompton |
| 1725 |
Fire in the belfry in the church |
| 1746 |
Thomas Bilbie moved to Cullompton and established a bell foundry |
| 1815 |
William Pannell who moved the bell foundry to his house in the New Cut |
| 1816 |
Two schoolrooms were built on the site of the car park in Gravel Walk |
| 1839 |
Fire at the 'Boot Inn' opposite the end of New Street Some 260 cottages burnt. |
| 1872 |
New school was built on the site of the Magistrate's Court at a cost of £2,315 |
| 1921 |
Cullompton United Charities was set up |
| 1964 |
New Secondary Modern School was opened in September |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 04 June 2005 )
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