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The Pratt Baronetcy, of Coleshill in the County of Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 28 July 1641 for Henry Pratt, an Alderman of the City of London. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1674.

Pratt baronets, of Coleshill (1641)

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  1. Visitation of Berkshire - 17th century.