Viscount Allendale, of Allendale and Hexham in the County of Northumberland, is a title in the

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. It was created on 5 July 1911 for the

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politician Wentworth Beaumont, 2nd Baron Allendale. The title of Baron Allendale, of Allendale and Hexham in the County of Northumberland, had been created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on 20 July 1906 for his father, the

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mining magnate and

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, Wentworth Beaumont. The first Viscount's son, the second Viscount, notably served as

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between 1949 and 1956. the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the fourth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 2002. Several other members of the Beaumont family have also gained distinction. Thomas Wentworth Beaumont, father of the first Baron, was a politician. Hubert Beaumont, third son of the first Baron Allendale, was a Liberal politician. His grandson was

Timothy Beaumont, Baron Beaumont of Whitley Timothy Wentworth Beaumont, Baron Beaumont of Whitley (22 November 1928 – 8 April 2008) was a British politician and an Anglican priest. He was politically active, successively, in the Liberal Party, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party ...

. The family seats are

Bywell Hall Bywell Hall is a privately owned 18th-century country house situated on the north bank of the River Tyne at Bywell, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The manor of Bywell and Bywell Castle were owned by the Nev ...

, in

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and Stocksfield Hall, in

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, both in

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. They also owned

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in West Yorkshire.

Coat of arms

The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the viscountcy is: ''Gules, a lion rampant or armed and langued azure between eight crescents in orle of the second''. This can be translated as: a red shield with a golden lion rampant with blue claws and tongue between eight golden crescents arranged around the edge of the shield.

Barons Allendale (1906)

Wentworth Blackett Beaumont, 1st Baron Allendale Wentworth Blackett Beaumont, 1st Baron Allendale (11 April 1829 – 13 February 1907), was a British industrialist and Liberal politician. Background and education Allendale was the eldest son of Thomas Beaumont and his wife Henrietta Jane Emma, ...

(1829–1907) * Wentworth Canning Beaumont, 2nd Baron Allendale (created Viscount Allendale in 1911)

Viscounts Allendale (1911)

* Wentworth Canning Beaumont, 1st Viscount Allendale (1860–1923) *

Wentworth Henry Canning Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Allendale Wentworth Henry Canning Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Allendale, (6 August 1890 – 16 December 1956) was a British peerage, peer, Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland, and army captain. Origins He was the son of Wentworth Beaumont, 1st Viscount A ...

(1890–1956) * Wentworth Hubert Charles Beaumont, 3rd Viscount Allendale (1922–2002) *Wentworth Peter Ismay Beaumont, 4th Viscount Allendale (b. 1948) The

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is the present holder's son, Wentworth Ambrose Ismay Beaumont (b. 1979).
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Wentworth Louis Canning Beaumont (b. 2013).

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (2003 edition). London: Pan Macmillan, 2003. * *

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allendale Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1911 Noble titles created for UK MPs