Baron Phillimore

Sir Robert Phillimore, 1st Baronet

Baron Phillimore, of Shiplake in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ^[1] It was created in 1918 for the former Judge of the High Court of Justice and Lord Justice of Appeal, Sir Walter Phillimore, 2nd Baronet. The Phillimore Baronetcy, of The Coppice, had been created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 December 1881 ^[2] for his father Sir Robert Phillimore, who was also a noted lawyer and judge. The first Baron was succeeded by his son, the second Baron.

On his death the titles passed to his grandson, the third Baron, with his eldest son Captain the Hon. Anthony Francis Phillimore (1907–1940) having been killed in action during the Second World War. The third Baron was childless and was succeeded by his uncle, the fourth Baron. He was an architect.

As of 2025 ^[update] the titles are held by his grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded in 2025.

Phillimore Estate

The Phillimore family were formerly owners, and now trustees, of the Phillimore Estate ^[3] in Kensington, west London, covering the prosperous 19th century houses around Holland Park and Campden Hill. ^[4]

The family also controls Coppid Farming Enterprises, a landowner with an interest in the Crichel Down estate. ^[5]

The fourth Baron owned Villa Foscari, a masterpiece of Palladio and now a Unesco World Heritage site. The fifth Baron was a prominent polo player, the founder of Binfield Heath Polo Club, and was made a Life Member of the Hurlingham Polo Association in 2021. ^{[6] [7]} His successor, the sixth Baron, is also a polo player. ^[8]

Phillimore Baronets, of The Coppice (1881)

• Sir Robert Joseph Phillimore, 1st Baronet (1810–1885)
• Sir Walter George Frank Phillimore, 2nd Baronet (1845–1929) (created Baron Phillimore in 1918)

Barons Phillimore (1918)

• Walter George Frank Phillimore, 1st Baron Phillimore (1845–1929)
• Godfrey Walter Phillimore, 2nd Baron Phillimore (1879–1947)
• Robert Godfrey Phillimore, 3rd Baron Phillimore (1939–1990)
• Claud Stephen Phillimore, 4th Baron Phillimore (1911–1994)
• Francis Stephen Phillimore, 5th Baron Phillimore (1944–2025) ^[9]
• Tristan Anthony Stephen Phillimore, 6th Baron Phillimore (born 1977)

The heir is the present holder's son, the Hon. Milo Arthur Francis Phillimore (born 2020)

Coat of arms of Baron Phillimore

Crest In front of a tower Argent thereon a falcon volant Proper holding in the beak a lure Gold three cinqeufoils fesswise Or. Escutcheon Sable three bars indented Erminois in chief an anchor between two cinqeufoils Or. Supporters On either side an owl Proper each charged with an anchor Or. Motto Fortem Posce Animum (Pray For A Brave Soul) [10]

References

• Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 718.
• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.^{[ page needed ]}
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[ self-published source ][ better source needed ]}

1. "No. 30781". The London Gazette . 5 July 1918. p. 7940.
2. "No. 25049". The London Gazette . 16 December 1881. p. 6707.
3. "Homepage - The Phillimore Estate".
4. Evening Standard: 'Keeping it in the family' "Keeping it in the family| Entertainment | This is London". Archived from the original on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
5. Shrubsole, Guy (4 January 2020). "The ten landowners who own one-sixth of Dorset". Who Owns England?.
6. "Obituary: Lord Francis Phillimore". HPA. Archived from the original on 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
7. Trotter, Carlie (September 2011). "Heath in Good Health" (PDF). Polo Times . Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
8. "Polo festival returns". Henley Standard . 3 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
9. "Phillimore, The Lord. Francis Stephen". The Telegraph. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
10. Debrett's Peerage. 1973.