Viscount Bearsted

Viscount Bearsted, of Maidstone in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

It was created in 1925 for the businessman Marcus Samuel, 1st Baron Bearsted, the joint-founder of the Shell Transport and Trading Company.

The titles descended from father to son until the death of his grandson, the third Viscount, in 1986.

As of 2017[update], the titles are held by the latter's son, the fifth Viscount, who succeeded in 1996.

The family seat is Farley Hall, near Swallowfield, Berkshire.