Baron Ashcombe, of Dorking

Dorking

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 in the County of Surrey

Surrey

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 and of Bodiam Castle

Bodiam Castle

Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England. It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a former knight of Edward III, with the permission of Richard II, ostensibly to defend the area against French invasion during the Hundred Years' War...

 in the County of Sussex

Sussex

Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...

, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Peerage of the United Kingdom

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. It was created in 1892 for the Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

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  politician George Cubitt

George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe

George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe was a British politician and peer, the son of Thomas Cubitt, the leading London builder and property developer of his day.-Education and career:...

. He was the son of the architect Thomas Cubitt

Thomas Cubitt

Thomas Cubitt , born Buxton, Norfolk, was the leading master builder in London in the second quarter of the 19th century, and also carried out several projects in other parts of England.-Background:...

. Lord Ashcombe was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Surrey

Lord Lieutenant of Surrey

This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Surrey. Since 1737, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Surrey.-Lord Lieutenants of Surrey:*William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1551–1553?...

. , the title is held by his grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1962.

The Hon. Rosalind Maud Cubitt, daughter of the third Baron, was the mother of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

Bodiam Castle

Bodiam Castle

Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England. It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a former knight of Edward III, with the permission of Richard II, ostensibly to defend the area against French invasion during the Hundred Years' War...

 in East Sussex

East Sussex

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 was purchased by the first Baron in 1874. However, it was sold in 1916. The current Lord Ashcombe resides at Sudeley Castle

Sudeley Castle

Sudeley Castle is a castle located near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. It dates from the 10th century, but the inhabited portion is chiefly Elizabethan. The castle has a notable garden, which is designed and maintained to a very high standard. The chapel, St. Mary's Sudeley, is the burial...

.

Coat of arms

The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the barony is: Checky or and gules on a pile argent a lion's head erased sable. This can be translated as: a chequered shield with alternating golden and red squares, a white triangle pointing downwards from the top with a black lion's head on top.

Barons Ashcombe (1892)

• George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe
  George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe
  George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe was a British politician and peer, the son of Thomas Cubitt, the leading London builder and property developer of his day.-Education and career:...
  
   (1828–1917)
• Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe
  Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe
  Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe CB, TD was a United Kingdom politician and peer, the son of George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe and his wife Laura Joyce.-Education and career:...
  
   (1867–1947)
• Roland Calvert Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe
  Roland Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe
  Roland Calvert Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe was a member of the British aristocracy. He became Baron Ashcombe on the death of his father Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe in 1947.-Education and career:...
  
   (1899–1962)
• Henry Edward Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe (b. 1924)

The heir presumptive

Heir Presumptive

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is the present holder's first cousin once removed, Mark Edward Cubitt (b. 1964). He is the grandson of Major the Hon. Archibald Edward Cubitt, fifth son of the second Baron.