Vernon of Hanbury
The Vernons of Hanbury descend from the ancient Cheshire family of Shipbrook and Whatcroft. In 1584 Richard Vernon of Audley, Staffordshire married Frances Wylde the heiress of Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire and in about 1700 Thomas Vernon (1654–1721) rebuilt the house in grand style.
In 1885 Harry Foley Vernon of Hanbury, Member of Parliament for Worcestershire East 1861-68, was created the first of the Vernon Baronets of Hanbury. The Baronetcy was extinct in 1940 and the family relinquished the estate in 1953.
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