Colebrooke, Devon Colebrooke is a village and parish in Devon, England about 8 km west of Crediton. The main point of interest is the church and the connection to Henry Kingsley's novel ''The Recollections of Geoffry Hamlyn''. Also Uncle Tom Cobley, of the ...

is a village and parish in the county of Devon, England. Colebrooke may also refer to:

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Baron Colebrooke Baron Colebrooke, of Stebunheath in the County of Middlesex, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1906 for Sir Edward Colebrooke, 5th Baronet. He held several positions at the British court. The Colebrooke family ...

, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom *

Henry Thomas Colebrooke Henry Thomas Colebrooke FRS FRSE FLS (15 June 1765 – 10 March 1837) was an English orientalist and botanist. He has been described as "the first great Sanskrit scholar in Europe". Biography Henry Thomas Colebrooke was born on 15 June ...

(1765–1837), English orientalist and mathematician * James Colebrooke (banker) (1680–1752), English banker ** Robert Colebrooke (1718–1785), his son, English MP *** Robert Hyde Colebrooke (c. 1762–1808), son of Robert, British infantry officer in India ** James Colebrooke (1722–1761), his next son, English MP, 1st Baronet Colebrooke **

George Colebrooke Sir George Colebrooke, 2nd Baronet (14 June 1729 – 5 August 1809) was a British merchant, banker and politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1754 to 1774, representing the constituency of Arundel. Born in Chilham, Kent, he wa ...

(1729–1809), his last son, English speculator, 2nd Baronet Colebrooke, father of Henry Thomas Colebrooke *

William MacBean George Colebrooke Sir William MacBean George Colebrooke, (9 November 1787 – 6 February 1870) was an English career soldier and colonial administrator. Early life and education The son of Colonel Paulet Welbore Colebrooke, R.A. (died 1816), and a daughter of M ...

(1787–1870), British soldier and colonial administrator, lieutenant governor of New Brunswick * Sir Charles James Colebrooke Little (1882–1973), Admiral of the Royal Navy *

James Colebrooke Patterson James Colebrooke Patterson, PC (1839 – February 17, 1929) was a Canadian politician. He served as a federal cabinet minister from 1892 to 1895 and as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1895 to 1900. Early life Patterson was ...

(1839–1929), Canadian politician

Places

* Colebrooke Island, Andaman Islands * Colebrooke River, Northern Ireland

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