Heanton Satchville is an estate in the parish of Huish in Devon. It took its name from the nearby former ancient estate of

Heanton Satchville, Petrockstowe Heanton Satchville was a historic manor in the parish of Petrockstowe, North Devon, England. With origins in the Domesday manor of Hantone, it was first recorded as belonging to the Yeo family in the mid-14th century and was then owned succe ...

. It is the seat of

Baron Clinton Baron Clinton is a title in the Peerage of England. Created in 1298 for Sir John de Clinton, it is the seventh-oldest barony in England. Creation and early history The title was granted in 1298 to Sir John de Clinton, a knight who had served ...

who owns the largest private estate in Devon, known as

Clinton Devon Estates Clinton Devon Estates is a land management and property development company which manages the Devonshire estates belonging to Baron Clinton, the largest private landowner in Devon, England. Lord Clinton is of the Fane-Trefusis family, and is s ...

History

In 1797, shortly before the early death of

Robert Trefusis, 17th Baron Clinton Robert George William Trefusis, 17th Baron Clinton (1764 – 1797) of Trefusis in Cornwall and Heanton Satchville, Petrockstowe in Devon, was an English peer. He was the son of Robert Cotton Trefusis and his wife, Hon. Anne St John, and great-gr ...

(1764–1797) at the age of 33, his ancient and grand mansion house at Heanton Satchville in the parish of

Petrockstowe Petrockstowe (or Petrockstow) is a small village and civil parish in the district of Torridge in Northern Devon, England. Its population in 2001 was 379, hardly different from the figure of 385 recorded in 1901. The southern boundary of the pa ...

in Devon, burned down. His wife died a year after him, leaving a 10 year-old son and heir

Robert Trefusis, 18th Baron Clinton The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

(1787–1832), without a habitable residence. In 1812, on reaching his majority of 21, he purchased the manor of Huish, including the recently built mansion house known as Innes House, situated to the east across the valley from the destroyed Heanton Satchville. He abandoned the burnt-down house, which was razed to the ground without trace, renamed Innes House as "Heanton Satchville", and made it his new residence. On 18 December 1932 the mansion at Huish also burned down, but was rebuilt in 1937-8 by

Charles John Robert Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton Charles John Robert Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton (18 January 1863 – 5 July 1957) was a British peer. Trefusis was the eldest son of the 20th Baron Clinton and his wife, Harriet. Educated at Oxford he played polo with ...

(1863–1957) to the design of Sir Walter Tapper and Michael Tapper, in the late 17th-century style, in an H-shape, with modillion cornice and sash-windows.

Bicton House Bicton House, or Bickton House, is a late 18th- or early 19th-century country house, which stands on the campus of Bicton College, Bicton, near Exmouth, East Devon. It is a Grade II* listed building. The park and gardens are Grade I listed i ...

, inherited from his paternal uncle

Mark Rolle Hon. Mark George Kerr Rolle (1835–1907; Mark George Kerr Trefusis), of Stevenstone, St Giles in the Wood, Devon, was High Sheriff of Devon in 1864, a DL of Devon and High Steward of Barnstaple. Due to an inheritance from his uncle by ...

(d.1907) had nevertheless remained the 21st Baron's principal seat until his death in 1957. The 21st Baron Clinton died without male issue, and the title, having briefly fallen into

abeyance Abeyance (from the Old French ''abeance'' meaning "gaping") is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. ...

, was eventually inherited in 1965 by Gerard Fane, the grandson of his eldest daughter Harriet Trefusis,Lauder, p.73 who also inherited the vast Clinton estates and changed his surname to "Fane-Trefusis". Today Heanton Satchville remains the principal residence of the Fane-Trefusis family, Barons Clinton.

References

{{Reflist Historic estates in Devon Torridge District