The title Viscount Bearsted was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1925. It is united with the Barony of Bearsted (1921) and the Samuel Baronetcy (1903). Jump to: navigation, search The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ...
It was then re-created in 1795 for Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy of Mountjoy, who is referred to in TCP as the 4th Viscount Mountjoy.
Baron Brancepeth in the Peerage of the United Kingdom from 1866
created Baron Douro at the same time, created Earl of Wellington on 28 February 1812, created Marquess of Wellington on 3 October 1812, created Duke of Wellington and Marquess Douro on 11 May 1814, also Earl of Mornington, Viscount Wellesley and Baron Mornington in Ireland from 25 July 1863
Isabel Kemsley stipulated that her son John should hold 'a drinking' in the village on All Saints' Day and this tradition continued until the 19th century.
The 19th century owners of the manor were the Romilly family, terminating when it was sold by the widow of the fourth Baron Romilly, William Guy Gospard Romilly (who died in 1983).
St Peter's church at Bredhurst is situated in woodland separate to the village.
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