Miles Ignatius Reginald St. Merion, GCMG

       7th Marquess of Worcestercleucch
       11th Earl of Bardingham
       19th Baron Brightfield

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        Cherryton Park (for details on Cherryton Park, click here)
        Forge-on-Pickering, Dussex, England

        Click here to see a photo of the St. Merion family lodge,
        Merion Manor, Lorset, England

Family History

The St. Merion family is of Welsh origin.  Miles St. Merion (1453-89) fought with Henry VII at Tewkesbury in 1471 and was created 1st Baron Brightfield (Peerage of England) in 1487 by Henry VII as reward for his services.

Reginald St. Merion (1681-1758), 9th Baron and 1st Earl, made a handsome profit in the South Sea Company, 1720.  He had shrewd timing and pulled out before the crash, invested the proceeds wisely, and secured a lasting fortune for his heirs.  He was created 1st Earl of Bardingham (Peerage of Great Britain) by George I in 1721 for his role in helping to contain the damage in the aftermath of the South Sea Bubble. The 1st Earl used his fortune to build a new family seat, Cherryton Park.

Hugh St. Merion, KT (1841-1900), 15th Baron, 7th Earl, and 3rd Marquess, a favorite of Queen Victoria, served her as Envoy Extraordinary to the Sultan of Morocco. In 1877 he inherited from a Scottish cousin the Marquessate of Worcestercleucch (Peerage of Great Britain, created in 1821 by George IV).

The 6th Marquess (also 18th Baron and 10th Earl), Assheton St. Merion, GBE (1912-90), sold the family's Mayfair townhouse, Bardingham House, in 1937. Designed in 1771 by James Gandonstone for Bartholomew St. Merion (1712-94), 10th Baron and 2nd Earl, Bardingham House had spectacular interiors by Robert McAdam and was celebrated for its domed Hall. The 6th Marquess used the proceeds from the sale of the house to pay death duties resulting from the death of his predecessor. Bardingham House was demolished in 1938 to make way for commercial development.

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