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 (15 June 1765 – 10 March 1837) was an English orientalist and mathematician. 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) James Colebrooke (12 May 1680 – 18 November 1752) was a mercer, banker, and citizen of London. Early life and family James Colebrooke was born at Arundel on 12 May 1680. He married Mary Hudson. They had children: * Robert Colebrooke (died ...

(1680–1752), English banker **

Robert Colebrooke Robert Colebrooke (24 June 1718 –10 May 1784) was a British Member of Parliament.Cokayne, George Edward. (Ed.) (1906''Complete baronetage. Vol. V. 1707-1800'' Exeter: William Pollard. p. 116. Early life Robert Colebrooke was the first son of J ...

(1718–1785), his son, English MP *** Robert Hyde Colebrooke (c. 1762–1808), son of Robert, British infantry officer in India **

James Colebrooke Sir James Edward Colebrooke, 1st Baronet (21 July 1722 — 10 May 1761) sat in the House of Commons from 1751 to 1761. Early life He was the son of James Colebrooke, of Chilham Castle, Kent, a very prominent private banker in London, and his wif ...

(1722–1761), his next son, English MP, 1st Baronet Colebrooke **

George Colebrooke Sir George Colebrooke, 2nd Baronet (14 June 1729 – 5 August 1809), of Gatton in Surrey, was an English merchant banker, Member of Parliament for Arundel from 1754-1774 and chairman of the East India Company from 1767-1772. He was conspicuou ...

(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 who became lieutenant governor of New Brunswick in 1841. Life The son of Colonel Paulet Welbore Colebrooke, R ...

(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 wa ...

(1839–1929), Canadian politician

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* Colebrooke Island, Andaman Islands *

Colebrooke River The Colebrooke River is a river in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Its source is in the Sliabh Beagh mountains where it is known as the ''Many Burns''. The river flows in a south-westerly direction, through Maguiresbridge, before merging w ...

, Northern Ireland

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