Codrington baronets

The family was for a long time connected with Dodington Park.The Codrington baronetcy, of Dodington in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 21 April 1721 for William Codrington,[1] the first cousin and heir of Christopher Codrington, owner of large plantations in the West Indies.

The Codrington baronetcy, of Dodington in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 25 February 1876 for Gerald Codrington,[4] a grandson of the Christopher Bethell-Codrington mentioned above.

His father, Sir Christopher William Codrington (1805–1864), also served as a Member of Parliament for East Gloucestershire from 1834 to 1864, and married a daughter of the 7th Duke of Beaufort, another substantial landowner in the county.

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Christopher Harry Codrington (born 1988), eldest son of the 9th Baronet.

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is William George Bethell Codrington (born 2003) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-10852168