There have been two baronetcies created for people with the surname Barrington. As of 2014 one creation is extant. The Barrington Baronetcy, of Barrington Hall in the County of

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was created in the

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on 29 June 1611, for Francis Barrington, Member of Parliament for

. His son, the second Baronet, sat in the

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for Newtown,

and

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. The third Baronet was also

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for Newtown. He died in 1683, and was succeeded by his grandson, who died in turn unmarried in 1691. The latter's younger brother, the fifth Baronet, was a

for

. He died childless in 1715 and the

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went to a son of the younger son of the third Baronet. The seventh Baronet sat for Newtown for 48 years. Since his marriage was without children, he was succeeded by his younger brother. The latter's son, the ninth Baronet, was also a

for Newtown. He died childless in 1818, and his younger brother became the next

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. After the death of the tenth Baronet in 1832, the baronetcy became extinct. The Barrington Baronetcy, of the City of

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, was created in the

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on 20 September 1831, for Joseph Barrington. His grandson, the third Baronet died childless in 1872, and was succeeded by his younger brother. Since the latter's grandson, the sixth Baronet had only two daughters, the next baronet became his younger brother. The seventh Baronet died unmarried. As of 2014, the title is held by his kinsman, the eighth Baronet, who succeeded in 2003. The family seat was

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, near

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. They sold Glenstal and left Ireland in the 1920s, a move largely prompted by the killing of Winifred Barrington, the fifth Baronet's daughter, in an

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during the

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Barrington baronets, of Barrington Hall (1611)

Sir Francis Barrington, 1st Baronet Sir Francis Barrington, 1st Baronet of Barrington Hall, Essex (ca. 15603 July 1628) was a Puritan activist and politician, who was MP for Essex from 1601 to 1604, then 1620 to 1628. One of the wealthiest members of the Essex gentry, Barr ...

(c. 1570–1628) * Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet (d. 1644) * Sir John Barrington, 3rd Baronet (1605–1683) *Sir John Barrington, 4th Baronet (1670–1691) * Sir Charles Barrington, 5th Baronet (c. 1671–1715) *Sir John Barrington, 6th Baronet (c. 1673–1717) *

Sir John Barrington, 7th Baronet Sir John Barrington, 7th Baronet (c. 1707– 4 May 1776) of Barrington Hall, Essex was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons for a total of 36 years between 1729 and 1775. Barrington was the elder son of Sir John Barrington, 6th ...

(died 1776) * Sir Fitzwilliam Barrington, 8th Baronet (1708–1792) *

Sir John Barrington, 9th Baronet Sir John Barrington, 9th Baronet (8 December 1752 – 5 August 1818) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1780 to 1796. Born at Red Lion Street in London and baptised at St Andrew, Holborn, Barrington was the eldest son of ...

(1752–1818) *

Sir Fitzwilliam Barrington, 10th Baronet There have been two baronetcies created for people with the surname Barrington. As of 2014 one creation is extant. The Barrington Baronetcy, of Barrington Hall in the County of Essex was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611, for ...

(1755–1832)

Barrington baronets, of Limerick (1831)

* Sir Joseph Barrington, 1st Baronet (1764–1846) * Sir Matthew Barrington, 2nd Baronet (1788–1861) * Sir William Hartigan Barrington, 3rd Baronet (1815–1872) * Sir Croker Barrington, 4th Baronet (1817–1890) * Sir Charles Burton Barrington, 5th Baronet (1848–1943) * Sir Charles Bacon Barrington, 6th Baronet (1902–1980) * Sir Alexander Fitzwilliam Croker Barrington, 7th Baronet (1909–2003) * Sir Benjamin Barrington, 8th Baronet (b. 1950) The

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is the present holder's son Patrick Benjamin Barrington (b.1988).

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* {{s-end Barrington Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England