Escot, Ottery St Mary

Name: Escot
Address: Ottery St Mary, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1404 822188

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Escot in the parish of Talaton, near Ottery St Mary in Devon, is an historic estate. The present mansion house known as Escot House is a grade II listed building built in 1837 by Sir John Kennaway, 3rd Baronet to the design of Henry Roberts, to replace an earlier house built in about 1680 by Sir Walter Yonge, 3rd Baronet of Great House in the parish of Colyton, Devon, to the design of Robert Hooke, which burned down in 1808. Today it remains the home of the Kennaway baronets. ()

Coordinates: 50°46'31"N, 3°18'11"W

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Ottery St Mary United Kingdom

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+44 1404 822188

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Escot – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Honiton Community College, Tumbling Weir, St Mary's Church, Hembury.

5.3 miE
Museum
Honiton Community College, Honiton
136 min walk • Honiton Community College is a comprehensive academy school located in Honiton, Devon, England. It was originally established as Honiton Secondary School in 1938, and converted to an academy in 2011.
1.9 miSE
Archaeological site, Vernacular architecture
Tumbling Weir, Ottery St Mary
49 min walk • The Tumbling Weir is a circular weir in the town of Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England that allows water from a leat or man-made stream to reach the River Otter.
1.9 miSE
Architecture, Cemetery, Church
St Mary's Church, Ottery St Mary
48 min walk • St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed building, a parish church in the Church of England in Ottery St Mary, Devon. The church is part of "Churches Together in Ottery St Mary" which includes the churches of four other denominations in the town.
3.6 miNE
Archaeological site
Hembury, Ringdown SSSI
92 min walk • Hembury is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure and Iron Age hill fort near Honiton in Devon. Its history stretches from the late fifth and early fourth millennia BC to the Roman invasion. The fort is situated on a south facing promontory at the end of a 240m high ridge in the Blackdown Hills.
1.2 miS
Historical place, Vernacular architecture, History museum
Cadhay, Ottery St Mary
32 min walk • Cadhay is an historic estate in the parish of Ottery St Mary in Devon, England, 10 miles east of Exeter and 5 miles from the sea at Sidmouth.
5.6 miNE
Church, Museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Wolford Chapel, Ringdown SSSI
143 min walk • Wolford Chapel in Devon, England, is the burial place of John Graves Simcoe, the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada. It is the territory of the Canadian province of Ontario, and flies the Flag of Canada despite being in the English countryside.
7 miSW
Theme park, Park, Amusement park
Devon's Crealy Great Adventure Park, Exeter
178 min walk • Crealy Theme Park & Resort, formerly Crealy Adventure Park & Resort, is Southwest England's largest family Theme Park attraction and is home to over 60 rides, attractions, live shows and a zoo.
6.6 miNW
50°51'19"N • 3°23'15"W
Cullompton Community Association Fields, Cullompton
170 min walk • Park
5.2 miS
Village
Newton Poppleford
133 min walk • One of the main attractions in Newton Poppleford is the scenic River Otter, which flows gently through the village and provides a tranquil setting for leisurely walks and picnics. The river is also a popular spot for fishing, and visitors can often be seen casting...