While researching Doccombe we found a poignant family memoir of Herman Katenkamp who leased the manor from Canterbury Cathedral from 1755...

In 1515 Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's sister, married the Duke of Suffolk, the king' best friend & the brother-in-law of a Doccombe tenant!

The transcripts of the manorial courts are the most complete set of Doccombe's manorial records. They cover from 1275 to 1814, albeit...

A Doccombe Farmer was Rector of Moreton Church - when he was not rustling cattle on Dartmoor.

The painting of Eadwine dates from c1160 and so he may have written down some of Doccombe's early manorial records? Founded in 597,...

Much of his life has been shrouded by myths. As the leading authority on Becket’s murderers has opined: ‘The Tracy descent is a veritable...

Thomas Becket’s death was one of the most infamous events of Medieval England. It is also one of those national events that impacted on...

On December 29th 1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered by four knights in Canterbury Cathedral. This was the culmination of a...