Baron Darwen

Baron Darwen , of Heys-in-Bowland in the West Riding of the County of York , is a British hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

The family home of the barons is The Laborer's Rest in Pleshey near Chelmsford in Essex .

Award

The title was created on February 12, 1946 for the cotton manufacturer and Labor politician John Davies .

Today's title holder has been his great-grandson Paul Davies as 4th Baron since 2011 .

List of Barons Darwen (1946)

• John Davies, 1st Baron Darwen (1885–1950)
• Cedric Davies, 2nd Baron Darwen (1915–1988)
• Roger Davies, 3rd Baron Darwen (1938-2011)
• Paul Davies, 4th Baron Darwen (* 1962)

Probable title heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is the brother of the current title holder, Hon. Benjamin Davies (* 1966).

Web links

• Darwen, Baron (UK, 1946) at Cracroft's Peerage
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page