Baron Colyton, of Farway in the 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 Hopkinson.[1] 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.[2] As of 2010, 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 (b. 1983)

Line of Succession

Arms

Coat of arms of Baron Colyton
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[3]
Badge
In front of a portcullis chained Or a grasshopper Proper.

Notes

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  1. ^ "No. 40689". The London Gazette. 20 January 1956. p. 419.
  2. ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.279
  3. ^ Burke's Peerage. 1999.

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