 During the English Civil War the Royalist Earl of Bath tried to raise troops in Cullompton but met resistance from local people . Troops passed through Cullompton on several occasions during the civil war : Sir Ralph Hopton rode with a small troop though the town on his way to Cornwall ; Cornish Royalist forces marched through Cullompton on their way to join Prince Maurice at Chard as did The Earl of Essex and Thomas Fairfax . There were also troops on the streets of Cullompton again in 1655 during Penruddock 's Uprising . 
