The Radcliffe Baronetcy, of Milnsbridge House in the County of York, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 2 November 1813 for Joseph Radcliffe as a reward for his public services.

The Radcliffes were an ancient Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

 family and took their name from the village of Radcliffe

Radcliffe, Greater Manchester

Radcliffe is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground in the Irwell Valley, along the course of the River Irwell, south-west of Bury and north-northwest of Manchester. Radcliffe is contiguous with the town of Whitefield to the...

 in that county.. William Radcliffe married the heiress of the Milnsbridge House estate, Milnsbridge

Milnsbridge

Milnsbridge is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England 2.5 miles west of the town centre, situated in the Colne Valley. The name is said to have derived from the water-powered mill and the bridge that stood alongside it in the 13th century.The Huddersfield Narrow Canal runs...

, near Huddersfield

Huddersfield

Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....

 and in 1724 bought the Marsden Moor estate. His son died issueless in 1795 and the estates fell to his nephew, son of his sister Mary, Joseph Pickford who thereupon assumed the surname of Radcliffe in lieu of his patronymic and who was in 1813 created a baronet

Baronet

A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...

.

The first Baronet married firstly the heiress of Royton Hall, Royton

Royton

Royton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies by the source of the River Irk, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines, north-northwest of Oldham, south-southeast of Rochdale and northeast of the city of Manchester.Historically a...

, Lancashire. Following his death in 1819 the Milnsbridge estate was sold and in 1824 the second Baronet purchased an estate near Harrogate, North Yorkshire and completed the construction of Rudding Park House. The second Baronet served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire

High Sheriff of Yorkshire

The High Sheriff of Yorkshire was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. A list of the sheriffs from the Norman conquest onwards can be found below...

 in 1857.

Everard Radcliffe

Everard Radcliffe

Everard Joseph Reginald Henry Radcliffe was an English amateur first-class cricketer.He was born at Hensleigh House, Tiverton, Devon, England, and played in sixty four first-class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1909 and 1911. He succeeded Lord Hawke as captain in 1910...

a cricketer was a member of the family.

Radcliffe Baronets, of Milnsbridge House (1813)

• Sir Joseph Radcliffe, 1st Baronet (1744-1819)
• Sir Joseph Radcliffe, 2nd Baronet (1799-1872)
• Sir Joseph Percival Pickford Radcliffe, 3rd Baronet (1824-1908)
• Sir Joseph Edward Radcliffe, 4th Baronet (1858-1949)
• Sir Everard Joseph Radcliffe, 5th Baronet (1884-1969)
• Sir (Joseph Benedict) Everard Henry Radcliffe, 6th Baronet (1910-1975)
• Sir Sebastian Everard Radcliffe, 7th Baronet (b. 1972)