Berwick St Leonard is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Warminster and 14 miles (23 km) west of Salisbury.
There have been ten baronetcies created for persons with the surname Browne, six in the Baronetage of Great Britain, three in the Baronetage of Ireland and one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. Only one creation is extant as of 2010. Three of the creations were for members of the Browne family headed by the Viscount Montagu.
The Hardres Baronetcy, of Hardres Court in the County of Kent, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 3 June 1642 for Sir Richard Hardres. The fourth Baronet, Sir William Hardres, was Member of Parliament for Kent and Canterbury. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet, William Hardres II, in 1764.
The Kyrle Baronetcy, of Much Marcle in the County of Hereford, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 12 May 1627 for John Kyrle, twice High Sheriff of Herefordshire. His grandson, the second baronet, sat as Member of Parliament for Herefordshire. The title became extinct on his death in 1680. They were seated at Homme House, Much Marcle.
There have been seven baronetcies created for persons with the surname Herbert, three in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. All creations are extinct.
Sir John Morton, 2nd Baronet of Milbourne St Andrew in Dorset, was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1661 and 1695.
Henry Lee Warner was an English landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1711 to 1713.
Sir George Grobham Howe, 1st Baronet, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1676.
Sir James Howe, 2nd Baronet, of Berwick St Leonard, near Hindon, Wiltshire, was an English Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1698 and 1709.
Sir John Howe, 1st Baronet, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1654 to 1656.
The Davers Baronetcy, of Rougham in the County of Suffolk, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 12 May 1682 for Robert Davers, who had made a great fortune in Barbados as a plantation owner before acquiring the Rougham estate in Suffolk. The second and fourth Baronets represented Bury St Edmunds and Suffolk in Parliament. The sixth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Bury St Edmunds. Despite having an alleged nine illegitimate children, the 6th Baronet left his estates to his nephew, Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristol, and his baronetcy became extinct.
There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Barnardiston family, both in the Baronetage of England. Both creations are extinct.
Sir Richard Grobham Howe, 2nd Baronet, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1656 and 1695.
Sir Richard Grobham Howe, 3rd Baronet (c. 1651–1730), of Little Compton, Withington and Chedworth, Gloucestershire, and Great Wishford, Wiltshire, was an English landowner and Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1679 and 1727.
The Assheton Baronetcy, of Middleton in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of England on 17 August 1660 for Ralph Assheton. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Liverpool and Lancashire. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1765.
The Bridgeman baronetcy, of Ridley in the County of Chester, was created on 12 November 1673 for Orlando Bridgeman, Member of Parliament for Horsham and younger son of the 1st Baronet, of the Great Lever creation. He was succeeded by his son, the 2nd Baronet. The latter was Member of Parliament for Calne, Lostwithiel, Blechingley and Dunwich.
The Howe baronetcy, of Compton in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 September 1660 for John Howe, Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in 1654–1655 and 1656–1658. His elder son Richard, the second baronet, was also an MP, as was his younger son John Grobham Howe. Sir Richard Grobham Howe, the third baronet, was MP for Tamworth, Cirencester and Wiltshire. Sir Emanuel Howe, 4th Baronet, became the 2nd Viscount Howe on the death of his father in 1713 and the baronetcy which he inherited in 1730 was merged with his viscountcy.
The Kaye baronetcy, of Woodesham in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 4 February 1642 for John Kaye of Woodsome Hall, Almondbury, Yorkshire. He was a colonel of the Horse in the service of King Charles I during the Civil War. His title was forfeit under the Parliamentarian rule, but was restored after the return of the monarchy in 1660.
The Dudley baronetcy, of Clopton in the County of Northampton, was created in the Baronetage of England on 1 August 1660 for William Dudley. He was High Sheriff of Northamptonshire that year, and was briefly Member of Parliament for Northampton in 1663. The 2nd Baronet represented both Northampton and Huntingdonshire in Parliament.
The Lowther baronetcy, of Marske in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 15 June 1697 for the 21-year-old William Lowther, subsequently Member of Parliament for Lancaster. His father was Anthony Lowther. He was the grandson of the London merchant Robert Lowther, brother of Sir John Lowther of Lowther Hall, the father of Sir John Lowther, 1st Baronet, of Lowther.