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. The titles became extinct on the death of Lord Wyfold's grandson, the third Baron, on 8 April 1999.

Barons Wyfold (1919)

* Robert Trotter Hermon-Hodge, 1st Baron Wyfold (1851–1937) *Roland Hermon Hermon-Hodge, 2nd Baron Wyfold (1880–1942) *Hermon Robert Fleming Hermon-Hodge, 3rd Baron Wyfold (1915–1999)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wyfold Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1919 Noble titles created for UK MPs