Baron Wardington, of
Alnmouth
Alnmouth () is a coastal village in Northumberland, England, situated east-south-east of Alnwick. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 Census was 562, reducing to 445 at the 2011 Census.
Located at the mouth of the River Aln, the vill ...
in the
County of Northumberland, was a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1936 for
John William Beaumont Pease, Chairman of
Lloyds Bank
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from 1922 to 1945. The third Baron succeeded his elder brother in 2005. The titles became extinct on the latter's death in March 2019.
The family seat was
Wardington Manor, near
Banbury
Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. It had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census.
Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding area of north Oxfordshir ...
in
Oxfordshire.
Barons Wardington (1936)
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John William Beaumont Pease, 1st Baron Wardington (1869–1950)
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Christopher Henry Beaumont Pease, 2nd Baron Wardington (1924–2005)
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William Simon Pease, 3rd Baron Wardington (1925–2019
)
References
* Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Pease family
Noble titles created in 1936