Cullompton, Devon

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Cullompton is a town in Devon

Other current and historical names

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Cullompton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Cullompton in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Cullompton, or Collumpton, market town and par. with ry. sta., N. Devon, on river Culm, 12½ m. NE. of Exeter and 181 m. SW. of London, 7370 ac., pop. 2938; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Saturday. C. formerly produced woollen stuffs, but its staple mfrs. now are paper, leather, and flour. It is a place of great antiquity, having been a demesne of the Saxon kings.

Cullompton in the Domesday Book

A village in Silverton hundred, in the county of Devon.

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