Mohuns Ottery or Mohun's Ottery (/ˌmuːnzˈɒtəri/ "moon's awtrey"),[2][3] is a house and historic manor in the parish of Luppitt, 1 mile south-east of the village of Luppitt and 4 miles north-east of Honiton in east Devon, England. From the 14th to the 16th centuries it was a seat of the Carew family. Several manorial court rolls survive at the Somerset Heritage Centre, Taunton, Somerset.[4]
The old manor house burnt down in 1868 and was completely rebuilt as a farmhouse, categorised as a grade II listed building since 1955.[5] The ruins of a mid-16th century gatehouse lie to the south of the house; these and the adjoining garden walls, probably built in the mid-19th century at the same time as the farmhouse, are grade II* listed.[6][7] The house now has six reception rooms and six bedrooms. Around the courtyard are a cottage, stables and farm buildings. The River Otter forms part of the eastern boundary of the estate. In January 2014 the house with 228 acres was offered for sale for £3.5 million.[8]
- ^ a b Pevsner, p.543
- ^ Hamilton-Rogers, p.275
- ^ Gover, J.E.B., Mawer, A. & Stenton, F.M. (1931). The Place-Names of Devon. English Place-Name Society. Vol viii. Part II. Cambridge University Press. p.642
- ^ Somerset Heritage Centre, Taunton, ref DD\HLM/7 Box 7: Deeds for Luppitt, etc. Copies of court roll, 1654–1683 and Leases for 99 years and lives, 1628–1763 for properties holden of the manor of Mohun's Ottery, etc.
- ^ "Listing Text: Mohuns Ottery Farmhouse". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Listing Text: Mohuns Ottery Gatehouse and Front Garden Walls..." British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ Image by david_brock on flickr.com
- ^ "Escape to the West Country: Mohuns Ottery, £3.5m, Jackson-Stops & Staff". Country Life. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2016.