The Brereton Baronetcy, of Hanford in the County of Chester, was a title in the

Baronetage of England Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James I ...

. It was created on 10 March 1627 for William Brereton,

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...

. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1674.

Brereton baronets, of Hanford (1627)

Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet, (1604–1661), was an English Puritan who owned extensive estates in Cheshire, and was Member of Parliament for Cheshire at various times between 1628 and 1653. During the First English Civil War, he was command ...

(1604–1661) *Sir Thomas Brereton, 2nd Baronet (1632–1674)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brereton Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England