Colebrooke is a village

Village

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 in Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

, England

England

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 about 8 km west of Crediton

Crediton

Crediton is a town and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon in England. It stands on the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road at the junction with the A3072 road to Tiverton, about north west of Exeter. It has a population of 6,837...

. The main point of interest is the church and the connection to Henry Kingsley

Henry Kingsley

Henry Kingsley was an English novelist, brother of the better-known Charles Kingsley.Kingsley was born at Barnack rectory, Northamptonshire, son of the Rev. Charles Kingsley the elder, Mary, née Lucas. Charles Kingsley came of a long line of clergymen and soldiers, and in addition to the two...

's novel Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn. Also Uncle Tom Cobley

Uncle Tom Cobley

The phrase Uncle Tom Cobley and all is used in British English as a humorous or whimsical way of saying et al., often to express exasperation at the large number of people in a list. The phrase comes from a Devon folk song "Widecombe Fair", collected by Sabine Baring-Gould...

, of the folk

Folk music

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 song, signed his will at Pascoe House,but is buried 4 miles west at Spreyton

Spreyton

Spreyton is a small rural village just north of Dartmoor in Devon. Spreyton is famous for its connection to the tale of “Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all” who came from, and is thought to be buried in Spreyton...

. The champion Devon wrestler

Devon wrestling

Devon wrestling is a type of wrestling that waspopular in the nineteenth century. The Devonshire fashion of wrestling allows hardened footwear to be worn and kicking intended to disable the opponent....

, Abraham Cann

Abraham Cann

Abraham Cann was an English wrestler of the 19th century.-Life:Cann was the son of Robert Cann, a farmer and a wrestler in Devonshire, and his wife, Mary. Although his date of birth is apparently unknown, young Abraham was baptised at Colebrooke, near Crediton, on 2 December 1794...

 was born and buried here. He won the all comers wrestling crown in London.

Colebrooke is also the site SS7700 of a Roman

Roman Empire

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 fort or marching camp, the site of which is just outside the village to the East.

Colebrooke lent its name to Colebrook, Connecticut

Colebrook, Connecticut

Colebrook is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,471 at the 2000 census. Colebrook was named after Colebrooke, in the English county of Devon.-Geography:...

, United States

United States

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