Baron Daresbury, of Walton in the County of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Peerage of the United Kingdom

The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...

. It was created in 1927 for Sir Gilbert Greenall, 2nd Baronet

Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baron Daresbury

Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baron Daresbury DL , known as Sir Gilbert Greenall, 2nd Baronet, from 1894 to 1927, was a British businessman.Greenall was the son of Sir Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baronet...

. The Baronetcy, of Walton Hall in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1876 for his father Gilbert Greenall

Sir Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baronet

Sir Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baronet , was a British businessman and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1847 and 1892....

, who was head of the family brewing business (later Greenall's and now the De Vere Group) and also represented Warrington

Warrington (UK Parliament constituency)

Warrington was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. From 1832 to 1983 it returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...

 in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

 as a Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

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. the titles are held by the first Baron's great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1996.

The former seat of the Greenall family was Walton Hall

Walton Hall, Cheshire

Walton Hall is a country house in Walton, Warrington, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. The hall and its surrounding garden and grounds are owned and administered by Warrington Borough Council....

 near Warrington

Warrington

Warrington is a town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, which is tidal to the west of the weir at Howley. It lies 16 miles east of Liverpool, 19 miles west of Manchester and 8 miles south of St Helens...

, Cheshire

Cheshire

Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...

. However, the house was sold in 1941.

Greenall Baronets, of Walton Hall (1876)

• Sir Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baronet
  Sir Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baronet
  Sir Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baronet , was a British businessman and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1847 and 1892....
  
   (1806–1894)
• Sir Gilbert Greenall, 2nd Baronet
  Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baron Daresbury
  Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baron Daresbury DL , known as Sir Gilbert Greenall, 2nd Baronet, from 1894 to 1927, was a British businessman.Greenall was the son of Sir Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baronet...
  
   (1867–1938) (created Baron Daresbury in 1927)

Barons Daresbury (1927)

• Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baron Daresbury
  Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baron Daresbury
  Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baron Daresbury DL , known as Sir Gilbert Greenall, 2nd Baronet, from 1894 to 1927, was a British businessman.Greenall was the son of Sir Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baronet...
  
   (1867–1938)
• Edward Greenall, 2nd Baron Daresbury (1902–1990)
• Edward Gilbert Greenall, 3rd Baron Daresbury (1928–1996)
• Peter Gilbert Greenall, 4th Baron Daresbury (b. 1953)

The heir apparent

Heir apparent

An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....

is the present holder's son the Hon. Thomas Edward Greenall (b. 1984)