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{{Short description|Title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom}}
{{Short description|Title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom}}
{{Infobox nobility title
{{Infobox nobility title
| name              = Barony Clitheroe  
| name              = Baron Clitheroe  
| image            = [[File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg|150px]]<br/>[[File:Assheton arms.svg|180px]]  
| image            = [[File:Coronet of a British Baron.svg|150px]]<br/>[[File:Assheton arms.svg|180px]]  
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| caption          = ''Argent, a mullet sable pierced of the field''
| caption          = ''Argent, a mullet sable pierced of the field''
| creation_date    = 20 June 1955  
| creation_date    = 20 June 1955  
| creation          =
| creation          =  
| monarch          = [[Queen Elizabeth II]]
| monarch          = [[Queen Elizabeth II]]
| peerage          = [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]  
| peerage          = [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]  
| baronetage        =
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| first_holder      = [[Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe]]  
| first_holder      = [[Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe]]  
| last_holder      =
| last_holder      =  
| present_holder    = [[Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baron Clitheroe]]  
| present_holder    = [[Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baron Clitheroe]]  
| heir_apparent    = Hon. Ralph Assheton  
| heir_apparent    = Hon. Ralph Assheton  
| heir_presumptive  =
| heir_presumptive  =  
| remainder_to      = 1st Baron's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten<ref>{{London Gazette |issue= 40517|date=21 June 1955 | page= 3593|supp=y}}</ref>  
| remainder_to      = 1st Baron's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten<ref>{{London Gazette |issue= 40517|date=21 June 1955 | page= 3593|supp=y}}</ref>  
| subsidiary_titles =
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| status            =
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| family_seat      = [[Downham Hall]]  
| family_seat      = [[Downham Hall]]  
| former_seat      =
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| motto            = ''Nec arrogo nec dubito'' ("I am neither proud nor hesitant")<ref name="burke"/>  
| motto            = ''Nec arrogo nec dubito'' ("I am neither proud nor hesitant")<ref name="burke"/>  
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'''Baron Clitheroe''' of [[Downham, Lancashire|Downham]] in the County of Lancaster is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. It was created in the [[1955 Birthday Honours]] for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician [[Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe|Ralph Assheton]], who had previously served as [[Financial Secretary to the Treasury]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Four Barons in Honours List |work=[[The Times]] |page= 8|date=9 June 1955 }}</ref> He was the son of [[Sir Ralph Assheton, 1st Baronet|Ralph Cockayne Assheton]], for many years a member of the [[Lancashire County Council]], who had been created [[baronet]] of Downham in the County of Lancaster, on 4 September 1945. Three months after being raised to the peerage, Lord Clitheroe succeeded his father in the baronetcy. {{As of|2017}}, the titles are held by the first Baron's son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1984.<ref name="burke">{{cite book |title= Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor= Mosley, Charles |editor-link= Charles Mosley (genealogist) |edition=107 |year= 2003 |pages=827–829 |ref=Burke |isbn=0-9711966-2-1}}</ref>
'''Baron Clitheroe''' of [[Downham, Lancashire|Downham]] in the County of Lancaster is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. It was created in the [[1955 Birthday Honours]] for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician [[Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe|Ralph Assheton]], who had previously served as [[Financial Secretary to the Treasury]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Four Barons in Honours List |work=[[The Times]] |page=8 |date=9 June 1955 }}</ref> He was the son of [[Sir Ralph Assheton, 1st Baronet|Ralph Cockayne Assheton]], for many years a member of the [[Lancashire County Council]], who had been created [[baronet]] of Downham in the County of Lancaster, on 4 September 1945. Three months after being raised to the peerage, Lord Clitheroe succeeded his father in the baronetcy. {{As of|2017}}, the titles are held by the first Baron's son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1984.<ref name="burke">{{cite book |title=Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood |publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor=Mosley, Charles |editor-link=Charles Mosley (genealogist) |edition=107th |year=2003 |pages=827–829 |ref=Burke |isbn=0-9711966-2-1}}</ref>


In the immediate aftermath of World War II, [[Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe|Ralph Assheton]] also acquired title to the manorial and mineral rights as well as land holdings within the former [[Honour of Clitheroe]]. These were purchased out of the Clitheroe Estate Company following its administration in 1945. They included the Lordship of the [[Forest of Pendle]].  
In the immediate aftermath of World War II, [[Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe|Ralph Assheton]] also acquired title to the manorial and mineral rights as well as land holdings within the former [[Honour of Clitheroe]]. These were purchased out of the Clitheroe Estate Company following its administration in 1945. They included the Lordship of the [[Forest of Pendle]].  


The Assheton family, also spelled Ashton, derive from [[Ashton-under-Lyne]]. The military commander Sir [[John de Ashton (military commander)|John de Assheton]] (or de Ashton) was among their ancestors.<ref name="burke"/>
The Assheton family, also spelled Ashton, derive from [[Ashton-under-Lyne]]. The military commander Sir [[John de Ashton (military commander)|John de Assheton]] (or de Ashton) was among their ancestors.<ref name="burke"/>

Latest revision as of 15:52, 15 July 2025

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Baron Clitheroe of Downham in the County of Lancaster is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in the 1955 Birthday Honours for the Conservative politician Ralph Assheton, who had previously served as Financial Secretary to the Treasury.[1] He was the son of Ralph Cockayne Assheton, for many years a member of the Lancashire County Council, who had been created baronet of Downham in the County of Lancaster, on 4 September 1945. Three months after being raised to the peerage, Lord Clitheroe succeeded his father in the baronetcy. As of 2017Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the titles are held by the first Baron's son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1984.[2]

In the immediate aftermath of World War II, Ralph Assheton also acquired title to the manorial and mineral rights as well as land holdings within the former Honour of Clitheroe. These were purchased out of the Clitheroe Estate Company following its administration in 1945. They included the Lordship of the Forest of Pendle.

The Assheton family, also spelled Ashton, derive from Ashton-under-Lyne. The military commander Sir John de Assheton (or de Ashton) was among their ancestors.[2]

The family seat is Downham Hall, near Downham, Lancashire.

Assheton baronets of Downham (1945)

Barons Clitheroe (1955)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Ralph Christopher Assheton (born 1962).
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son, Ralph Anthony Assheton (born 1998).

Line of succession

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