Baron Amherst of Hackney (/ˈæmərst/), in the County of London, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

It was created on 26 August 1892 for the former Conservative Member of Parliament William Tyssen-Amherst, with remainder, in default of male issue, to his eldest daughter Mary and her issue male.

As of 2017[update] the title is held by their great-great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2009.

[1] The family seat now is Hawthorn House, near Lymington, Hampshire.

A cadet branch owns Biltmore Estate (U.S.A.) The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the barony is: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, barry of ten argent and azure, six escutcheons three two and one sable each charged with a lion rampant argent, a mullet for difference (for Cecil); 2nd and 3rd, gules three tilting spears two and one or headed argent (for Amherst).