Baron Wardington, of Alnmouth in the County of Northumberland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1936 for John Pease, Chairman of Lloyds Bank from 1922 to 1945. As of 2010 the title is held by his younger son, the third Baron, who succeeded his elder brother in 2005.
The family seat is Wardington Manor near Banbury in Oxfordshire.
Read more about Baron Wardington: Barons Wardington (1936)
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