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Escot
Escot may refer to: * Escot, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France * Escot, Talaton, England People with the surname * Hagre l'Escot (fl. 1360s), Scottish mercenary captain * Pozzi Escot (born 1933), Peruvian musician See also * Ascot (other) * Escott (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escot, Talaton
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 Listed building, grade II listed building built in 1837 by Sir John Kennaway, 3rd Baronet to the design of Henry Roberts (architect), Henry Roberts, to replace an earlier house built in about 1680 by Sir Walter Yonge, 3rd Baronet (1653–1731) of Great House, Colyton, Great House in the parish of Colyton, Devon, Colyton, Devon, to the design of Robert Hooke, which burned down in 1808. Today it remains the home of the Kennaway baronets.Kidd, Charles, ''Debrett's peerage & Baronetage'' 2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.B454 Escot House is currently used as a wedding and conference venue, with Wildwood Escot (a family attraction) being situated next door within the grounds of Escot estate). History The estate or Manorialism, manor of Escot is not listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. de Escote The earliest Feudal land tenure in England, holder of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
