(19 May 1800 – 1884) was an English barrister and Devonshire landowner[3] who served as the High Sheriff of Devon in 1858.

He was the son of James Marwood-Elton and Anne Storey, both of whom belonged to landed families of Devon.

[5] In 1833, Marwood-Elton purchased the Widworthy Court estate in Devon and commissioned George Stanley Repton to design the replacement principal house.

[6] He continued to expand the estate through land acquisitions for the rest of his life.

[7] His heir was a cousin, William Elton (1865–1931), who took the surname Marwood-Elton.