Baron Basing

Baron Basing, of Basing Byflete and of Hoddington, both in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

It was created in 1887 for the Conservative politician and former President of the Local Government Board, George Sclater-Booth.

As of 2010[update] the title is held by the fourth Baron's grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2007.

The family surname of Sclater-Booth is pronounced "Slater-Booth".

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Luke Waters Sclater-Booth (b.