Escot, Talaton
| Escot House | |
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Escot House, as rebuilt in 1837 by Sir John Kennaway, 2nd Baronet (1797–1873)
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| General information | |
| Type | Manor House |
| Classification | Grade II listed building |
| Location | Talaton |
| Completed | 1838 |
| Owner | Kennaway baronets |
| Height | |
| Roof | Slate |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Flemish bond brick |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Grounds | 220 acre (89 ha) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Henry Roberts |
Coordinates: 50°46′31″N 3°18′10″W / 50.7753°N 3.3029°W
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 (1653–1731) 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.
The estate or manor of Escot is not listed in the Domesday Book of 1086.
The earliest holder of the estate was the de Escote family which, as was usual, took its surname from the estate. The Devon historian Pole (died 1635) states that it "hath taken his name from the situacion", presumably meaning that it was a cott (mediaeval farmstead) on the east side of the manor of Talaton. In 1249 it was occupied by the widow Domina Lucia de Escote (Latin: Lady Lucy de Escote), who was succeeded by her son Baldwyn de Lestre.
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