Baron Colyton


The title of Baron Colyton, of Farway in County of Devon and of Taunton in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 January 1956 for the diplomat and Conservative politician Henry Lennox D'Aubigne Hopkinson, 1st Baron Colyton. He notably served as Minister of State for the Colonies from 1952 to 1955. He resided at Netherton Hall in the parish of Farway, Devon. As of, the title is held by his grandson, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1996.

Barons Colyton (1956)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Hon. James Patrick Munro Hopkinson.

Line of Succession

Crest: A demi-lion Sable between two mullets of six points Or.
Escutcheon: Azure on a chevron Argent between three mullets of six points Or as many mascles Gules a bordure engrailed Or.
Supporters: On either side an angel Proper habited Azure winged Or the dexter holding in the exterior hand a Saxon crown and the sinister likewise holding a trumpet Gold.
Motto: Look Forward.Henry Lennox D'Aubigne Hopkinson, 1st Baron Colyton
Badge: In front of a portcullis chained Or a grasshopper Proper.
  • * Hon. Nicholas Henry Eno Hopkinson
  • ** Alisdair John Munro Hopkinson, 2nd Baron Colyton
Alisdair John Munro Hopkinson, 2nd Baron Colyton