Prior to Netherwitton the Trevelyan family came from Nettlecombe, Somerset.

Nettlecombe Court, Home of the Trevelyan Family.
In 1481 the estate, through marriage, became a seat of the Trevelyan baronets.
Sir George Trevelyan, 1stBaronet of Nettlecombe.

Sir John Trevilian, 2nd Baronet of Nettlecombe

Sir George Otto Trevelyan, 3rd Baronet of Nettlecombe.

Sir John Trevelyan, 4th Baronet of Nettlecombe.

Nettlecombe Court and park is an old estate on the northern fringes of the Brendon Hills, within the Exmoor National Park.

The Trevelyan family have resided in Netherwitton Hall since 1778 when Netherwitton Hall became their home following the 1772 marriage of Walter Trevelyan to heiress Margaret Thornton