There have been four Baronetcies created for members of the Astley family, three in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Only one creation is extant as of 2008. The Astley family were descended from Sir Thomas de Astley of Astley, Warwickshire

Astley, Warwickshire

Astley is a village and parish within the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 219.Astley is Knebly in George Eliot's Mr Gilfil's Love Story. Eliot's parents were married in the church....

, who was killed in the Battle of Evesham

Battle of Evesham

The Battle of Evesham was one of the two main battles of 13th century England's Second Barons' War. It marked the defeat of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, and the rebellious barons by Prince Edward – later King Edward I – who led the forces of his father, King Henry III...

 in 1265. He married twice. From his first marriage to Joane de Blois descended the Astley Baronets of Patshull, whose family seat was at Patshull Hall

Patshull Hall

Patshull Hall is a substantial Georgian mansion house situated near Pattingham in Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building and by repute is one of the largest listed buildings in the county.-History:...

, Staffordshire

Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...

, and the Astley Baronets of Everley, Wiltshire. From his second marriage to Editha Constable of Melton Constable

Melton Constable

Melton Constable is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 518 in 225 households as of the 2001 census.For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk...

, Norfolk

Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...

, descended the Astley Baronets of Melton Constable, the Astley Baronets of Hill Morton (who succeeded as Barons Hastings

Baron Hastings

Baron Hastings is a title that has been created three times. The first creation was in the Peerage of England in 1295, and is still extant. The second creation was in the Peerage of England in 1299, and became extinct on the death of the first holder in c. 1314...

 – of the 1295 creation), and the Barons Astley of Reading

Baron Astley of Reading

Baron Astley of Reading, in the County of Berkshire, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1644 for the Royalist soldier Sir Jacob Astley. He was a descendant of Ralph Astley , brother of Andrew de Astley, ancestor of the Barons Astley...

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The Astley Baronetcy, of Melton Constable in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Baronetage of England on 21 January 1642 for Isaac Astley

Sir Isaac Astley, 1st Baronet

Sir Isaac Astley, 1st Baronet was an English baronet.He was the second son of Thomas Astley and Frances Drane, daughter of George Deane. Astley was High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1641 and High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1645...

. The title became extinct on his death in 1659.

The Astley Baronetcy, of Hill Morton in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 25 June 1660 for Jacob Astley

Sir Jacob Astley, 1st Baronet

Sir Jacob Astley, 1st Baronet was an English Tory politician and baronet.-Background:He was the oldest son of Edward Astley and his wife Elizabeth Astley, daughter of his uncle Jacob Astley, 1st Baron Astley of Reading. Astley was educated first at King's College, Cambridge, later at Christ...

, nephew of the first Baronet of Melton Constable. For more information on this creation, see Baron Hastings

Baron Hastings

Baron Hastings is a title that has been created three times. The first creation was in the Peerage of England in 1295, and is still extant. The second creation was in the Peerage of England in 1299, and became extinct on the death of the first holder in c. 1314...

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The Astley Baronetcy, of Patshull in the County of Stafford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 13 August 1662 for Richard Astley. The second Baronet represented Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)

Shrewsbury was a parliamentary constituency in England, centred on the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.It was founded in 1290 as parliamentary borough, returning two members to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the...

 and Shropshire

Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Shropshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Knights...

 in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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. The title became extinct on his death in 1772.

The Astley, later Astley-Corbett, later Astley Baronetcy, of Everley in the County of Wiltshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 August 1821 for John Astley

Sir John Astley, 1st Baronet

Sir John Dugdale Astley, 1st Baronet was an English politician. He was Member of Parliament for Wiltshire from 1820 to 1832, and for North Wiltshire from 1832 to 1835....

, Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Wiltshire

Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Wiltshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of England from 1290 to 1707, of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament , elected by the bloc vote...

 and Wiltshire North

North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)

North Wiltshire is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until 1983, it was known as Chippenham.- Boundaries :As the name suggests, the constituency covers most of north Wiltshire...

. He was a descendant of Thomas Astley, younger brother of the first Baronet of Patshull. The third Baronet represented Lincolnshire North

North Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

North Lincolnshire, formally known as the Northern Division of Lincolnshire or as Parts of Lindsey, was a county constituency in the Lindsey district of Lincolnshire...

 in Parliament as a Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

. He married Eleanor Blanche Mary, daughter of Thomas George Corbett. Their eldest son, Francis, the fourth Baronet, assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Corbett in 1890. His grandson, Francis, the fifth Baronet, was killed in action in the Second World War. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet, who bore the surname of Astley only, in 1994.

Astley Baronets, of Patshull (1662)

• Sir Richard Astley, 1st Baronet (c. 1625-1688)
• Sir John Astley, 2nd Baronet
  Sir John Astley, 2nd Baronet
  Sir John Astley, 2nd Baronet was a longtime British politician.The son of Sir Richard Astley, 1st Baronet and Henrietta Borlase, he was baptised in Patshull in Staffordshire on 24 January 1687. Already one year later, he succeeded to his father's baronetcy...
  
   (1687-1772)

Astley, later Astley-Corbett, later Astley Baronets, of Everley (1821)

• Sir John Dugdale Astley, 1st Baronet
  Sir John Astley, 1st Baronet
  Sir John Dugdale Astley, 1st Baronet was an English politician. He was Member of Parliament for Wiltshire from 1820 to 1832, and for North Wiltshire from 1832 to 1835....
  
   (1778-1842)
• Sir Francis Dugdale Astley, 2nd Baronet (1805-1873)
• Sir John Dugdale Astley, 3rd Baronet (1828-1894)
• Sir Francis Edmund George Astley-Corbett, 4th Baronet (1859-1939)
• Sir Francis Henry Rivers Astley-Corbett, 5th Baronet (1915-1943)
• Sir Francis Jacob Dudley Astley, 6th Baronet (1908-1994)