Barttelot baronets

The Barttelot Baronetcy, of Stopham in the County of West Sussex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

The Barttelot family claims to be the oldest gentry family in Sussex[4] and has been seated at the manor of Stopham since 1379, which they inherited on marriage to the heiress of the de Stopham family, where they had a residence at "La Ford",[5] situated by the ancient crossing point of the River Arun, where they built the surviving bridge the tolls of which they controlled for many centuries.

The parish church has a large collection of heraldic brasses and stained glass windows of the Barttelot family.

[7] The title is now held by Colonel Sir Brian Barttelot, 5th Baronet (born 1941), OBE DL, great-great-grandson of the 1st Baronet (the title having descended in the direct line) who succeeded his father in 1944.

[9] The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother, Robin Ravenscroft Barttelot (b.

Arms of Barttelot: Sable, three sinister gloves pendent argent tasselled or [ 1 ]
1638 Stained glass window in St Mary's Church, Stopham, Sussex, showing arms of the Barttelot family
Stopham Bridge on the River Arun , built in the 14th century by the atte Forde family, which controlled river crossings, to replace the old ford, next to the site of their original residence "La Forde", now the site of Stopham House, converted to flats in 1958. The de Stophams, lords of the manor, married the heiress of atte Forde and the Barttelots married the heiress of de Stopham. The former ancient manor house of the Stophams, today a farm house, is situated next to the parish church. The present manor house, known as "Stopham Park" is a neo-classical structure built in 1958 on the site of a well-positioned estate cottage [ 2 ]