Sir George Fleming, 2nd Baronet (1667 – 2 July 1747) was a British churchman. A member of the old

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family, Fleming was the fifth son of Sir Daniel Le Fleming of Rydal Hall. Along with his three brothers, he was educated at

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. From Sedbergh, he progressed to

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in 1688. He became Canon of

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in 1700,

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of Carlisle in 1705, Dean in 1727 and finally

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in 1734. He succeeded as 2nd

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in 1736. A successor, the Revd Sir Richard Le Fleming Bt, became rector of both

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and Grasmere and gave

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a home at

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. Before moving to Rydal Hall, the Le Fleming family lived at Coniston Hall, which is now owned by the

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St Martin, Windermere

Rydal Hall

Rydal Mount

Le Fleming of Rydal Hall, by Ann Galbraith
1667 births 1747 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England Bishops of Carlisle Deans of Carlisle Archdeacons of Carlisle People educated at Sedbergh School 18th-century Church of England bishops People from Coniston, Cumbria {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub