Baron Berwick
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Peerage of Great Britain
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. It was created in 1784 Noel Hill
Noel Hill, 1st Baron Berwick
Noel Hill, 1st Baron Berwick , was an English landowner and politician.-Background:Hill was the son of Thomas Hill and Susanna Maria Noel, and was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1763, and a Master of Arts in 1766.-Political career:Hill sat...
, who had earlier 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)
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in Parliament. He was the son of Thomas Hill (originally Thomas Harwood), son of Thomas Harwood, a draper, of Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
, Shropshire
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. His paternal grandmother was Margaret, daughter of Rowland Hill, sister of Sir Richard Hill
Richard Hill of Hawkstone
The Rev. the Hon. Sir Richard Hill of Hawkstone Hall, Shropshire, was baptised at Hodnet, Shropshire, 23 March 1655 and died unmarried at Richmond, Surrey, 11 June 1727, aged 73...
and aunt of Sir Rowland Hill, 1st Baronet, ancestor of the Viscounts Hill
Viscount Hill
Viscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for the soldier Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill, with remainder to the heirs male of his elder brother John Hill...
. Hill's father had assumed the surname of Hill in lieu of his patronymic on succeeding to the Hill estates through his mother. Lord Berwick was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He was a patron of art. He died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron. He was a diplomat and politician. In 1824 he assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Noel, which was that of his maternal grandfather, William Noel, younger son of Sir John Noel, 4th Baronet, of Kirkby Mallory (see Noel Baronets
Noel Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Noel, two in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creation is extant as of 2008....
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Lord Berwick died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baron. He was a clergyman. He also assumed the additional surname of Noel by Royal license in 1824. Two of his sons, the fifth and sixth Barons, both succeeded in the title. Both died unmarried and on the death of the sixth Baron the title passed to his nephew, the seventh Baron. He was the son of the Hon. Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, younger son of the fourth Baron. He was childless and was succeeded by his nephew, the eighth Baron. He was the son of Reverend the Hon. Thomas Noel-Hill, younger brother of the seventh Baron. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the ninth Baron, in 1953.
The family seat was Attingham Park
Attingham Park
Attingham Park is a country house in Shropshire, England, which is owned by the National Trust. It is a Grade I listed building.- Location :It is located near to the village of Atcham, on the B4380 Shrewsbury to Wellington road.- History :...
, Atcham
Atcham
Atcham is a village, ecclesiastical parish and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is situated on the B4380 , 5 miles south east of Shrewsbury. The River Severn flows around the village...
, Shropshire
Shropshire
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Barons Berwick (1784)
- Noel Hill, 1st Baron BerwickNoel Hill, 1st Baron BerwickNoel Hill, 1st Baron Berwick , was an English landowner and politician.-Background:Hill was the son of Thomas Hill and Susanna Maria Noel, and was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1763, and a Master of Arts in 1766.-Political career:Hill sat...
(1745–1789) - Thomas Noel Hill, 2nd Baron Berwick (1770–1832)
- William Noel-Hill, 3rd Baron BerwickWilliam Noel-Hill, 3rd Baron BerwickWilliam Noel-Hill, 3rd Baron Berwick, PC, FSA was a British peer, politician and diplomatist.Born William Hill, he was the second son of Noel Hill, 1st Baron Berwick and his wife, Anna, a maternal granddaughter of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford. He was educated at Rugby School and Jesus...
(1773–1842) - Richard Noel-Hill, 4th Baron BerwickRichard Noel-Hill, 4th Baron BerwickRichard Noel-Hill, 4th Baron Berwick of Attingham was born on 7 November 1774 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Covent Garden, London, England.He was the son of Noel Hill, 1st Baron Berwick of Attingham and Anna Vernon. He was baptised on 11 November 1774 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Covent Garden,...
(1774–1848) - Richard Noel Noel-Hill, 5th Baron Berwick (1800–1861)
- William Noel-Hill, 6th Baron Berwick (1802–1882)
- Richard Henry Noel-Hill, 7th Baron Berwick (1847–1897)
- Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877–1947)
- Charles Michael Wentworth Noel-Hill, 9th Baron Berwick (1897–1953)
See also
- Viscount HillViscount HillViscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for the soldier Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill, with remainder to the heirs male of his elder brother John Hill...
- Noel BaronetsNoel BaronetsThere have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Noel, two in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creation is extant as of 2008....
- Baron Hume of Berwick
- Lord Lloyd of Berwick