Collacombe
former manorial estate in Lamerton, Devon
Collacombe is an historic manor in the parish of Lamerton, Devon, England. The manor house survives as a grade I listed building, known as Collacombe Barton or Collacombe Manor (House).
Descent
d'Aumale
The Domesday Book of 1086 lists COLECOME as part of the triple-manor of Ottery-Collacombe-Willestrew, the second listed of the 17 Devonshire holdings of Robert d'Aumale one of the Devon Domesday Book tenants-in-chief of King William the Conqueror. He held it in demesne. The triple group had been held before the Norman Conquest of 1066 by three Saxon thanes, including Oslac and Burgred, as four manors. It was administered within Lifton hundred after 1066.
Courtenay
The Devonshire lands of Robert d'Aumale later formed part of the very large feudal barony of Plympton, whose later barons were the Courtenay family, Earls of Devon. The Book of Fees (1302) lists Collecumb and Willestre as held from the honour of Plympton, the third part of the triple-manor, Ottery, having dropped out of the grouping since being given to Tavistock Abbey by one of the predecessors of Ralph d'Aumale.
de Esse
In 1242 it was held by Raph de Esse.
Trenchard
In 1295 it was held by Sir Michael Trenchard, and in 1301 by Walter Trenchard.
“Collacombe” enters the record as former manorial estate in Lamerton, Devon. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Collacombe, former and manorial can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Collacombe” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Collacombe, former and manorial provides the most credible route into that argument.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q42851301. The first chronological checks are 1086, 1066, 1302 and 1242.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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