The Wharton Baronetcy, of Kirby Kendall in the County of Westmorland, 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 19 December 1677 for the Royalist soldier and astrologer George Wharton. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet sometime .

Wharton baronets, of Kirby Kendall (1677)

Sir George Wharton, 1st Baronet Sir George Wharton, 1st Baronet (4 April 1617 – 12 August 1681) was an English Royalist soldier and astrologer. He was also known for his poetry. Life He was the son of a blacksmith in Westmorland. He went to Oxford to study, though not admitte ...

(1617–1681) *Sir Polycarpus Wharton, 2nd Baronet (–)

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*{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England