Baron Sanderson of Ayot

Baron Sanderson of Ayot, of Welwyn in the County of Hertford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

[1] It was created in 1960 for the businessman and public servant, Basil Sanderson (1894–1971).

He was the son of the shipping magnate Harold Arthur Sanderson, general manager of the White Star Line, and himself was chairman and president of the Shipping Federation.

The heir presumptive is the present holder's first cousin, Basil Sanderson (b.

Murray Lee Sanderson (1931–2017), second son of the 1st Baron.