The old farms, houses, churches, bridges and inns of Colebrooke Parish, Devon tell much of its history. This growing index connects places in Colebrooke, Coleford and Penstone with articles already published on this website. It is a guide to the material available online, not a complete list of the parish’s historic holdings.
For names not yet included, try Search parish history or consult the parish books.
B
- Bell Inn, Colebrooke — the inn and its history.
C
- Colebrooke, the parish and manor — parish history and the origin of the name Colebrooke.
- Colebrooke church, St Andrew’s — church history and the church bells.
- Colebrooke Mill and other watermills — the parish’s streams and mills.
- Coleford — village police history, the 1841 flood and Coleford’s pronunciation.
- Coleford Gospel Hall — the hall and congregation.
- Coleford Police Station — its history.
- Coleford’s Ship Inn — a historical account involving the inn.
G
- Great Heale — the horse engine and farm working history.
- Gregory’s — the story of Gregory’s in Colebrooke.
H
- Horwell, its woods and former mills — Horwell in the landscape and watermill history.
- Historic houses of Colebrooke — the Old Vicarage and other buildings.
O
- Old Vicarage, Colebrooke — a history of the old building and its replacement.
P
- Paschoe House — history of the house and its occupants, 1870–1940.
- Penstone Bridge — the bridge’s local history.
V
- Village Hall, Colebrooke — the history of Colebrooke Parish Hall.
W
- Waterford Cottages, Wotton Mill and the Upper Yeo — the parish’s historic mills and watercourses.
Looking for a farm or property not yet listed? Try Search parish history or browse the historic archive.