Earl of Bradford is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was first created in 1694 for Francis Newport, 2nd Baron Newport. However, all the Newport titles became extinct on the death of the fourth Earl in 1762. The earldom was revived in 1815 for Orlando Bridgeman, 2nd Baron Bradford. The Bridgeman family had previously succeeded to the Newport estates. The title of the peerage refers to the ancient hundred of Bradford in Shropshire, and not, as might be assumed, to the city of Bradford, Yorkshire, or the town of Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire.
Weston Park is a country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire, England, set in more than 1,000 acres (400 ha) of park landscaped by Capability Brown. The park is located 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Wolverhampton, and 8 miles (13 km) east of Telford, close to the border with Shropshire. The 17th-century Hall is a Grade I listed building and several other features of the estate, such as the Orangery and the Stable block, are separately listed as Grade II.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire. Before the English Civil War, the lieutenancy of Shropshire was always held by the Lord Lieutenant of Wales, but after the Restoration, its lieutenants were appointed separately. Since 1708, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Shropshire.
Orlando George Charles Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford, PC, DL, styled Viscount Newport between 1825 and 1865, was a British courtier and Conservative politician. In a ministerial career spanning over thirty years, he notably served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household between 1866 and 1868 and as Master of the Horse between 1874 and 1880 and again between 1885 and 1886.
William Heneage Legge, 6th Earl of Dartmouth,, styled Viscount Lewisham between 1853 and 1891, was a British peer and Conservative politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1885 and 1886 and again between 1886 and 1891.
George Augustus Frederick Henry Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford, styled Viscount Newport from 1815 to 1825, was a British peer.
Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford was an English peer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1706 and 1722.
Lieutenant-Colonel Orlando Bridgeman, 5th Earl of Bradford, DL, JP, styled Viscount Newport from 1898 to 1915, was a British peer, Conservative politician and soldier.
Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford PC, styled The Honourable from 1651 to 1694 and subsequently Viscount Newport until 1708, was an English peer and Whig politician.
Henry George Orlando Bridgeman DSO, MC, DL, JP,, styled The Honourable from 1898, was a British soldier.
Orlando Bridgeman, 1st Earl of Bradford was a British peer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1784 to 1800.
Cecil Weld-Forester, 1st Baron Forester was a Tory British Member of Parliament and later peer.
The Honourable Richard Bagot was an English bishop.
Gerald Michael Orlando Bridgeman, 6th Earl of Bradford, TD, DL, JP, styled Viscount Newport between 1915 and 1957, was a British peer and soldier.
Francis Needham, 1st Earl of Kilmorey, known as Francis Needham until 1818 and as The Viscount Kilmorey from 1818 to 1822, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Member of Parliament.
Richard Thomas Orlando Bridgeman, 7th Earl of Bradford, styled Viscount Newport from 1957 to 1981, is a British peer and businessman.
Lieutenant-Colonel Richard George Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough was an Anglo-Irish peer and soldier.
Lady Lucy Whitmore was an English noblewoman and a hymn writer.
Ida Bridgeman, Countess of Bradford, was a British noblewoman who served as a Lady of the Bedchamber for Mary of Teck. She was the wife of George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford, and the mother of Orlando Bridgeman, 5th Earl of Bradford.
Selina Louisa Bridgeman, Countess of Bradford born Selina Louise Weld-Forester was a British peeress. Prime minister Benjamin Disraeli was her admirer and he wrote her over 1,000 letters.
