Baron Ashcombe

Barony of Ashcombe
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Creation date	22 August 1892
Created by	Queen Victoria
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	George Cubitt
Present holder	Henry Edward Cubitt, 4th Baron
Heir presumptive	Mark Edward Cubitt
Remainder to	the 1st Baron's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten.

Baron Ashcombe, of Dorking in the County of Surrey and of Bodiam Castle in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1892 for the Conservative politician George Cubitt. He was the son of the architect Thomas Cubitt. Lord Ashcombe was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Surrey. As of 2010, 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 in East Sussex was purchased by the first Baron in 1874. However, it was sold in 1916. The current Lord Ashcombe resides at Sudeley Castle.

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 (1828–1917)
• Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe (1867–1947)
• Roland Calvert Cubitt, 3rd Baron Ashcombe (1899–1962)
• Henry Edward Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe (b. 1924)

The heir presumptive 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.

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages