Baron Daresbury

Baron Daresbury , of Walton in the County of Chester , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

The family seat of the barons was Walton Hall near Warrington and is now Hall Lane Farm near Daresbury both in Cheshire.

Award

The title was created on June 21, 1927 for Sir Gilbert Greenall, 2nd Baronet . He had already in 1894 from his father Sir Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baronet (1806-1894) the subordinate title of Baronet , of Walton Hall in the County of Chester, inherited, which had been awarded to this on February 22, 1876.

Today's title holder has been his great-grandson Peter Greenall as the 4th Baron since 1996 .

List of Barons Daresbury (1927)

• Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baron Daresbury (1867-1938)
• Edward Greenall, 2nd Baron Daresbury (1902–1990)
• Edward Greenall, 3rd Baron Daresbury (1928–1996)
• Peter Greenall, 4th Baron Daresbury (born 1953)

The heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the eldest son of the current title holder, Hon. Thomas Greenall (* 1984).

Web links

• Daresbury, Baron (UK, 1927) at Cracroft's Peerage
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page