The Winnington Baronetcy, of Stanford Court in the County of Worcester, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 15 February 1755 for Edward Winnington

Sir Edward Winnington, 1st Baronet

Sir Edward Winnington, 1st Baronet was the son of Edward Winnington of Broadway, son of Francis Winnington of Broadway, son of Sir Francis Winnington and younger brother of Francis Winnington....

, subsequently Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 for Bewdley

Bewdley (UK Parliament constituency)

Bewdley was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1605 until 1950. Until 1885 it was a parliamentary borough in Worcestershire, represented by one Member of Parliament; the name was then transferred to a county constituency from 1885 until...

. The second Baronet represented Droitwich

Droitwich (UK Parliament constituency)

Droitwich was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of England in 1295, and again from 1554, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...

 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...

 and the third Baronet Droitwich, Worcestershire

Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

Worcestershire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented until 1832 by two Members of Parliament, traditionally referred...

 and Bewdley. The fourth Baronet sat as Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...

 Member of Parliament for Bewdley. The fifth Baronet was High Sheriff

High Sheriff

A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...

 of Worcestershire

Worcestershire

Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...

 in 1894.

Three other members of the family have also gained distinction. Charles William Winnington-Ingram (1850-1923), grandson of Reverend Edward Winnington-Ingram, second son of the second Baronet, was a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

. His son Reginald Pepys Winnington-Ingram was Professor of Greek at the University of London

University of London

-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...

. Herbert Frederick Winnington-Ingram, youngest son of the aforementioned Reverend Winnington-Ingram, second son of the second Baronet, was also a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy.

The family seat is Stanford Court, Worcester

Worcester

The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...

.

Winnington Baronets, of Stanford Court (1755)

• Sir Edward Winnington, 1st Baronet
  Sir Edward Winnington, 1st Baronet
  Sir Edward Winnington, 1st Baronet was the son of Edward Winnington of Broadway, son of Francis Winnington of Broadway, son of Sir Francis Winnington and younger brother of Francis Winnington....
  
   (c. 1728-1791)
• Sir Edward Winnington, 2nd Baronet
  Sir Edward Winnington, 2nd Baronet
  Sir Edward Winnington, 2nd Baronet , of Stanford Court, Stanford-on-Teme, Worcestershire, was a British baronet and politician....
  
   (1749-1805)
• Sir Thomas Edward Winnington, 3rd Baronet
  Sir Thomas Winnington, 3rd Baronet
  Sir Thomas Edward Winnington was an English Whig and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1807 and 1837....
  
   (c. 1780-1839)
• Sir Thomas Edward Winnington, 4th Baronet
  Sir Thomas Winnington, 4th Baronet
  Sir Thomas Edward Winnington 4th Baronet was an English Whig politician.He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Winnington, 3rd Baronet, of Stanford Court, Stanford-on-Teme, Worcestershire. He served as Member of Parliament for Bewdley in 1837–1847 and again in 1852–1868 and as High Sheriff of...
  
  (1811-1872)
• Sir Francis Salwey Winnington, 5th Baronet (1849-1931)
• Sir Francis Salwey William Winnington, 6th Baronet (1907-2003)
• Sir Anthony Edward Winnington, 7th Baronet (b. 1948)