Scampston Hall is a Grade II* listed country house in North Yorkshire, England, with a serpentine park designed by Charles Bridgeman and Capability Brown. It is located on the north side of the A64 Leeds/Scarborough road, 4 miles (6 km) east of Malton, in Scampston village. The name of the village was referred to in various ways in ancient documents as: Scamestun, Skameston, Skameston, and Skampston, and was probably derived from a personal name.
There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Cotton, all in the Baronetage of England. One creation is extant as of 2008.
There have been six baronetcies created for persons with the surname Smyth, two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2010.
Three baronetcies have been created in the Baronetage of England for members of the Littleton or Lyttelton family. All three lines are descended from Thomas de Littleton, a noted 15th-century jurist. Despite differences in spelling of the title, the names of all three lines were spelt in many varied ways in the early modern period, without distinction between the different branches of the family. This can be confusing, as the range of forenames in use was very limited.
There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Austen, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. Both creations are extinct.
There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Stonhouse family, all in the Baronetage of England. Two of the creations are extant as of 2021.
There have been six baronetcies created for persons with the surname Middleton, four in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2008.
Sir William St Quintin, 3rd Baronet, of Harpham in Yorkshire, was an English merchant and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1695 to 1723. He held a succession of public offices.
Sir William St Quintin, 4th Baronet, of Harpham and Scampston in Yorkshire, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.
There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Vernon family.
There have been seven baronetcies created for persons with the surname Powell, five in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Only one creation is extant as of 2007.
There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Reade family, both in the Baronetage of England. Both creations are now extinct.
The Bellot Baronetcy, of Moreton in the County of Chester, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 30 June 1663 for John Bellot of Great Moreton Hall, near Astbury, Cheshire, who was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1661. He came from an ancient Cheshire family, and was the eldest son of John Moreton and Ursula Bentley. The second Baronet was several times Member of Parliament for Newcastle under Lyme. The baronetcy became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1714. The Moreton estate was sold on his death.
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Yelverton, both in the Baronetage of England.
There have been five baronetcies created for members of Clan Ramsay, four in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom is extant as of 2021.
There have been six baronetcies created for members of the Corbet family, four in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. All creations are extinct. The recipients were descendants of the ancient Norman family of Corbet which held substantial estates in Shropshire including Wattlesborough, Caus Castle, Moreton Corbet Castle and Acton Reynald Hall.
There have been two baronetcies created in the Baronetage of England for members of the Culpeper family of Kent and Sussex. Both are extinct.
There have been five baronetcies created for persons with the surname Wentworth, four in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. All creations are extinct.
There have been five baronetcies created for persons with the surname Morgan, two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. All five creations are extinct.
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname More, both in the Baronetage of England. Both creations are extinct.
