It was created on 4 October 1705 for William Fleming, Member of Parliament for Westmorland.

The third Baronet represented Cumberland in the British House of Commons.

The fourth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Westmorland.

The sixth Baronet, an ordained priest, served as Rector of Windermere.

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Andrew John le Fleming (born 1979).