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Since then the trees have advanced somewhat into the foreground; the track to Watercombe is now tarmacked, as is the right-hand one, which descends into the East Water combe on its way to Exford

Nestling in a combe between two rocky hills, the tower of the parish church of St Michael is clearly visible in this view of the town, taken from the Cobb, on which the Duke of Monmouth landed on 11

The corn mill is on the extreme left, while out of shot is a large wool combing mill which brought prosperity for a while.

Instruments for combing and carding wool have been found at farms nearby.

A nearby vantage point at Combe hill is 638 feet high. The village church of St Mary's is an Early English building with an ancient chest and coffin.

This is arguably the most fascinating building in Combe Martin, built in 1690 and Grade II listed.

By 1890, the town was the world centre of card clothing, the making of a device (a sheet of leather inset with wire teeth) to comb wool prior to being spun.

Walk a short distance from the hamlet and marvel at numerous waterfalls, disused pits and the course of the Roman road through Combs Wood.

Pyne Cottage, in Lidyates Lane (centre background), is a reminder of the ancient family who owned the village, which lies in the combe that gave Combpyne the other element of its name.

Four hundred of these workers combed wool in their homes at Forton, Scorton and Nether Wyresdale.

These men have left behind evidence of their incarceration in the carved animal bones, left-overs from their meals, that they fashioned to make games and combs.

The deed was witnessed by Francis Combe of The Bury and Richard Gawton, the Vicar of St Mary's. The moor was administered by twelve feoffees (trustees).

In March 1943, one mile to the east of Reculver Towers was cordoned off, and on 11 April Wing Commander Guy Gibson tested the Barnes Wallis 'bouncing bomb' in Reculver Bay.

The white Portland stone building was painted grey with the coming of war, but a bomb fell in the centre in 1940 killing seven people during the 9.00 pm news - which continued uninterrupted.

Taken from near the Wells Road above the south bank of the River Avon, this is an archive view, for much was destroyed in the Baedeker and other bombing raids during World War II.

On 30 August 1940, a 100kg bomb scored a direct hit on Park Street bus depot, killing one person and creating a temporary bus shortage.

In the 1950s Acomb boasted a number of 18th-century buildings. Tynevale House was built in 1754, Town Head in 1796, and the Miners Arms in 1750.

During the Second World War, Ware escaped most of the bombing; however, a stick of bombs damaged a number of houses on New Road.

These impressive caves, their interiors hewn out of the limestone rock, were later to be used to house the wartime 'bouncing bomb'.

Originally founded for the training of school mistresses, the college was bombed and destroyed in the Second World War. The site is now occupied by Parkside School.

The parish church lost its spire from bomb damage in the Second World War. This spire was itself a Victorian replacement for an old thatched one, now a picturesque ruin in the churchyard.

In February 1941 a bomb fell just in front of the café, dropped by one of the frequent nuisance raiders that harassed the town.

The statue's head and sword arm were sawn off in 1944 and the mutilated remains were bombed twice, in 1956 and 1957.

The church was bombed in 1940, but has now been carefully restored.