Baron Ashcombe

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Barony of Ashcombe
Coat of Arms of Baron Ashcombe.svg
Arms of Cubitt, Baron Ashcombe: Checquy or and gules, on a pile argent a lion's head erased sable
Creation date22 August 1892
Created by Queen Victoria
Peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder George Cubitt
Present holder Mark Edward Cubitt, 5th Baron Ashcombe
Heir apparentRichard Robin Alexander Cubitt (b. 1995)
Remainder tothe 1st Baron's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten.
Bodiam Castle, Sussex Bodiam Castle through the trees.jpg
Bodiam Castle, Sussex

Baron Ashcombe, of Dorking in the County of Surrey and of Bodiam Castle in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1892 for the Conservative politician George Cubitt of Denbies House, Dorking, Surrey, who was continuously elected at elections over a 32-year period. [n 1] He was the son of the architect Thomas Cubitt. Lord Ashcombe was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Surrey. As of 2013, the title is held by his kinsman, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his first cousin, once removed in 2013.

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Rosalind Shand, daughter of the third Baron, was the mother of Queen Camilla.

Bodiam Castle in East Sussex was purchased by the first Baron in 1874 held until his trustees sold in 1916. The family seat was then at Denbies House [n 2] until its demolition in the 1950s. The previous Lord Ashcombe, Henry, resided at Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire, which is still held by his widow. The current Lord Ashcombe, Mark, lives at a private residence.


Barons Ashcombe (1892)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Richard Robin Alexander Cubitt (b. 1995).

Male-line family tree

Male-line family tree, Barons Ashcombe.
George Cubitt
1st Baron Ashcombe

1828–1917
Geoffrey Cubitt
1854–1855
Thomas Cubitt
1859–1865
Henry Cubitt
2nd Baron Ashcombe

1867–1947
Capt.
Henry Cubitt
1892–1916
Lt. Hon.
Alick Cubitt
1894–1917
Lt. Hon.
William Cubitt
1896–1918
Roland Cubitt
3rd Baron Ashcombe

1899–1962
Maj. Hon.
Archibald Cubitt
1901–1972
Henry Cubitt
4th Baron Ashcombe

1924–2013
Hon.
Jeremy Cubitt
1927–1958
Capt.
Alick Cubitt
1927–1983
Robin Cubitt
1936–1991
Mark Cubitt
5th Baron Ashcombe

born 1964
Hon.
Richard Cubitt
born 1995

Notes

  1. In this time, he represented West Surrey, then its part successor Epsom.
  2. Replaced by the hotel and visitor centre of Denbies Wine Estate see Map created by Ordnance Survey, courtesy of English Heritage.

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