There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Grimston, once in the Baronetage of England and once in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2010. The Grimston Baronetcy, of Bradfield in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 25 November 1611 for Harbottle Grimston. He later represented Harwich and

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Grea ...

in the

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. His son, the second Baronet, served as

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and as

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. His son, the third Baronet sat as

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for St Albans. However, on his death in 1700 the title became extinct. The Grimston estates passed to his great-nephew William Luckyn, who assumed the surname of Grimston and was created Viscount Grimston in 1719. He was the ancestor of the

Earls of Verulam Earl of Verulam is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1815 for James Grimston, 4th Viscount Grimston. He was made Viscount Grimston (in the peerage of the United Kingdom) at the same time. Verulam had previously ...

.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage Volume 1'' 1900
/ref> The Grimston Baronetcy, of Westbury in the County of Wiltshire, was created on 11 March 1952 for Robert Grimston, a grandson of the second Earl of Verulam. He was later elevated to the peerage as

Baron Grimston of Westbury Baron Grimston of Westbury, of Westbury in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1964 for the Conservative politician and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Robert Grimston, ...

. For more information, see this title.

Grimston baronets, of Bradfield (1611)

Sir Harbottle Grimston, 1st Baronet Sir Harbottle Grimston, 1st Baronet (''c.'' 1569–1648) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War. Grimston was the grandson of Ed ...

(c. 1569–1648) * Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet (1603–1685) *

Sir Samuel Grimston, 3rd Baronet Sir Samuel Grimston, 3rd Baronet (7 January 1643 – October 1700) of Gorhambury House, Hertfordshire was an English politician. Early life He was born 7 January 1643. Grimston was the second and only one of the six sons of Sir Harbottle G ...

(1644–1700)

Grimston baronets, of Westbury (1952)

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{s-end Grimston 1611 establishments in England 1952 establishments in the United Kingdom Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England Grimston family

Grimston baronets, of Bradfield (1611)

Grimston baronets, of Westbury (1952)

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