Shute Barton, Axminster

Name: Shute Barton
Address: Shute, near Axminster, EX13 7PT, Axminster, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1752 346585

#4 among attractions in Axminster

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See also: New Shute House

Old Shute House, located at Shute, near Colyton, Axminster, Devon, is the remnant of a mediaeval manor house with Tudor additions, today in the ownership of the National Trust. It was given a Grade I listing on 14 December 1955. It is one of the most important non-fortified manor houses of the Middle Ages still in existence. It was built about 1380 as a hall house and was greatly expanded in the late 16th century and partly demolished in 1785. The original 14th-century house survives, although much altered. This article is based on the work of Bridie, which has however been superseded as the standard work of reference on the architectural history of the building by the unpublished Exeter Archaeology Report of 2008 produced for the National Trust. This report draws on new evidence gained from the recently discovered survey of 1559 made by Sir William Petre, which lists each main room of the then existing house together with its contents. From this evidence a conjectural ground plan of the house pre-1785 was recently produced by Roger Waterhouse. ()

Coordinates: 50°46'17"N, 3°3'42"W

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Shute, near Axminster, EX13 7PTAxminster United Kingdom

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Nearby attractions include: Great House, Dinosaurland Fossil Museum, Beer Quarry Caves, East Devon Way.

2.1 miS
History museum, Museum
Great House, Colyton
55 min walk • Great House on South Street in the town of Colyton, Devon, is the remnant of an historic Elizabethan mansion house built by the Yonge family, originally prominent wool merchants in the town, later Yonge baronets. It is a grade II* listed building.
6.4 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, Science museum
Dinosaurland Fossil Museum, Lyme Regis
163 min walk • Dinosaurland Fossil Museum is a privately owned fossil museum in Lyme Regis, on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England. The museum is located in a historic Grade I listed former congregational church building.
5.5 miSW
Museum, Cave, Park
Beer Quarry Caves, Beer
141 min walk • Beer Quarry Caves is a man-made limestone underground complex located about a mile west of the village of Beer, Devon, and the main source in England for beer stone.
4.7 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
East Devon Way, Beer
120 min walk • The East Devon Way is a long-distance footpath in England. It runs for 38 miles between Exmouth in East Devon and Lyme Regis in Dorset. Landscapes seen on the path include estuary, high open commons, woodlands and river valleys. The route includes some fairly steep climbs but is generally not challenging.
5.9 miW
Museum
Honiton Community College, Honiton
150 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.
2.8 miE
Specialty museum, Museum
Axminster Museum, Axminster
71 min walk • Axminster Museum is a town museum situated in the Old Police Station and Courthouse opposite St. Mary's Church in the centre of the town of Axminster, Devon, England. It was founded in 1982.
5.1 miSW
Historical place, Forts and castles
Blackbury Camp, Colyton
131 min walk • Blackbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort situated in Southleigh, Devon, England. The ramparts are still relatively high, showing an unusual entrance feature. The fort occupies the end of a large ridge at some 185 metres above sea level.
4.5 miS
50°42'25"N • 3°4'4"W
Seaton Jurassic, Seaton
114 min walk • Visitor center, Specialty museum, Nature and wildlife
1.7 miS
Forts and castles
Colcombe Castle, Colyton
44 min walk • Colcombe Castle was a castle or fortified house situated about a 0.5 mi north of the village of Colyton in East Devon. It was a seat of the Courtenay family, Earls of Devon, whose principal seat was Tiverton Castle, about 22 miles to the north west.
6.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Dumpdon Hill, Ringdown SSSI
162 min walk • Dumpdon Hill is an Iron Age Hill Fort near Honiton in Devon. Somewhat overshadowed by its better known neighbour Hembury Fort it is nonetheless as impressive an earthwork. Situated above the valley of the River Otter, it is one of the largest, and most distinct hills in the area due to a large clump of beech trees situated at its summit.
1.1 miN
Historical place, Church
Loughwood Meeting House, Axminster
30 min walk • Loughwood Meeting House is a historic Baptist chapel, 1 mile south of the village of Dalwood, Devon in England. There was a meeting house on this site in 1653, although the current building may date from the late 17th century or early 18th century.