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Croft Castle is a country house in the village of Croft, Herefordshire, England. Owned by the Croft family since 1085, the castle and estate passed out of their hands in the 18th century, before being repurchased by the family in 1923.
Arms of Croft, of Croft Castle, Herefordshire: Quarterly per fess indented azure and argent, in the 1st quarter a lion passant guardant or [1]. The Croft baronetcy, of Croft Castle in the County of Hereford, was created in the Baronetage of England on 18 November 1671 for Herbert Croft, who later represented Herefordshire in Parliament. [2]
Croft matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford in April 1668, and entered the Middle Temple in the same year. [5] Sir Herbert was created a baronet in 1671, and served as member of Parliament for Herefordshire in 1679 and 1690 to 1698. He was appointed High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1682. [6] He inherited Croft Castle from his father in 1691.
Arms of Croft, of Croft Castle, Herefordshire: Quarterly per fess indented azure and argent, in the 1st quarter a lion passant guardant or [1]. Sir Richard Croft, 6th Baronet (9 January 1762 – 13 February 1818 [2]) was an English physician to the British Royal Family and was the obstetrician to Princess Charlotte who became famous due to his role in "the triple obstetrical tragedy" of 1817.
There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Croft, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. All three creations are extant as of 2024. Croft baronets of Croft Castle (1671) Croft baronets of Cowling Hall (1818) Croft baronets of Bournemouth (1924): see Baron Croft
Arms of Croft, of Croft Castle, Herefordshire: Quarterly per fess indented azure and argent, in the 1st quarter a lion passant guardant or [1] Sir Archer Croft, 2nd Baronet (c. 2 March 1683 – 10 December 1753), of Croft Castle, near Leominster, Herefordshire, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1734.
Arms of Knight: Argent, three pales gules within a bordure engrailed azure on a chief of the last three spurs or [1] Map showing properties in Herefordshire owned by members of the knight family, descendants of the ironmaster Richard Knight (1659-1745) of Downton Croft Castle, Yarpole, Herefordshire, purchased in 1746 by Richard II Knight (1693-1765) Downton Castle, Downton on the Rock in ...
Sir Herbert Croft, 9th Baronet Arms of Croft, of Croft Castle, Herefordshire: Quarterly per fess indented azure and argent, in the 1st quarter a lion passant guardant or [1] Sir Herbert George Denman Croft, 9th Baronet , DL (25 July 1838 – 11 February 1902), [ 2 ] was an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons ...