There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Thornhill, one 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 ...

and one in the

Baronetage of the United Kingdom 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) James I of E ...

. Both creations are extinct. The Thornhill Baronetcy, of Olantigh in the County of Kent and of Barbados, was created in the Baronetage of England on 24 December 1682 for Timothy Thornhill, the member of an old Kentish family. He was childless and the title became extinct on his death in circa 1693. The Thornhill, later Compton-Thornhill Baronetcy, of

Riddlesworth Hall Riddlesworth Hall School is a former country house. It now serves as a boarding school. It is located in Riddlesworth, Norfolk, England. History It was acquired by Silvanus Bevan III (1743–1830) in 1792. It later became the seat of the Compt ...

in the Parish of Riddlesworth in the County of Norfolk and of Pakenham Lodge in the Parish of Pakenham in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 11 August 1885. For more information on this creation, see

Compton-Thornhill baronets The Thornhill, later Compton-Thornhill Baronetcy, of Riddlesworth Hall in the Parish of Riddlesworth in the County of Norfolk and of Pakenham Lodge in the Parish of Pakenham in the County of Suffolk, was a title in the Baronetage of the United K ...

Thornhill baronets, of Ollantigh and Barbados (1682)

* Sir Timothy Thornhill, 1st Baronet (died )

Thornhill, later Compton-Thornhill baronets, of Riddlesworth Hall and Pakenham Lodge (1885)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thornhill Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom