The Castleton Baronetcy, of St Edmundsbury in the County of Suffolk, was a title in the
Baronetage of England
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. It was created on 9 August 1641 for William Castleton,
High Sheriff of Suffolk
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from 1641 to 1642. The second Baronet was High Sheriff of Suffolk from 1660 to 1661. The sixth Baronet was Rector of
Gillingham, Norfolk
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. The eleventh Baronet was Rector of
Thornham, Norfolk
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. The title became extinct on the death of the twelfth Baronet in 1810.
Castleton baronets, of St Edmundsbury (1641)
*Sir William Castleton, 1st Baronet (–c. 1643)
*Sir John Castleton, 2nd Baronet (died 1677)
*Sir John Castleton, 3rd Baronet (1644–1705)
*Sir Robert Castleton, 4th Baronet (1659–c. 1710)
*Sir Philip Castleton, 5th Baronet (1663–1724)
*Sir Charles Castleton, 6th Baronet (1659–1745)
*Sir Charles Castleton, 7th Baronet (died 1749)
*Sir John Castleton, 8th Baronet (c. 1698–1777)
*Sir William Castleton, 9th Baronet (c. 1701–1788)
*Sir John Castleton, 10th Baronet (died 1788)
*Sir Edward Castleton, 11th Baronet (c. 1706–1794)
*Sir Edward Castleton, 12th Baronet (c. 1752–1810)
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England
1641 establishments in England