The Watkin Baronetcy, of Northenden in the County Palatine of Chester, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 12 May 1880 for the railway magnate and politician Edward Watkin. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He sat as Liberal

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. The title became extinct on his death in 1914.

Watkin Baronets, of Northenden (1880)

• Sir Edward William Watkin, 1st Baronet (1819–1901)
• Sir Alfred Meller Watkin, 2nd Baronet (1846–1914)