15-879: Baron Brownlow , of Belton in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain . It was created in 1776 for Sir Brownlow Cust, 4th Baronet . The Cust family descends from Richard Cust (1622–1700) of The Black Friars, Stamford, who represented Lincolnshire and Stamford in Parliament. In 1677 he was created a baronet , "of Stamford in the County of Lincoln". He was succeeded by his grandson Richard Cust, 2nd Baronet , who married Anne Brownlow, daughter of Sir William Brownlow, 4th Baronet , "of Humby ", Lincolnshire, and sister and sole heiress of John Brownlow, 1st Viscount Tyrconnel, 5th Baronet of Belton House , Lincolnshire. The 2nd Baronet's son Sir John Cust, 3rd Baronet , sat as
30-506: A Member of Parliament for Grantham and served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1761 to 1770 and in 1754 inherited the Brownlow estates, including Belton, on the death of his childless maternal uncle Viscount Tyrconnel. His son Brownlow Cust, 4th Baronet , represented Ilchester , Somerset, and Grantham in Parliament and in 1776 was raised to the peerage as Baron Brownlow , "of Belton in
45-437: A Stagecoach Group bus service. Henry Cockayne-Cust Henry Francis Cockayne-Cust (15 September 1819 – 5 April 1884), was a British Conservative Party politician. Born Henry Cust, Cockayne-Cust was the eldest son of Reverend Henry Cust , Canon of Windsor, younger son of Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow . His mother was Lady Anna Maria Elizabeth, daughter of Francis Needham, 1st Earl of Kilmorey . He later assumed
60-590: A brother of the fifth baron, was a politician and newspaper editor. The family seat was Belton House , in the parish of Belton , near Grantham in Lincolnshire , which in 1984 was given by the 7th Baron to the National Trust . There is no heir. Belton, South Kesteven Belton is a village in the civil parish of Belton and Manthorpe , in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire , England. It
75-561: Is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul , and is part of the Loveden Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln . The 2014 incumbent is Rev Stuart Hadley. Businesses in the village include a hotel with golf course, a farm equipment dealer, an auto parts manufacturer and a garden centre. Belton is bypassed by the A607 , a road which links Grantham to the south, and Lincoln to the north along which runs
90-456: Is significant for its Norman , late Medieval , Georgian and Victorian alterations and additions. In May 1643 Parliamentary cavalry, under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell , clashed with Royalist forces at the south of Belton Park, to the east of Manthorpe . The Belton church register records "May 1643, buried three unknown soldiers, slain in Belton fight". On 1 April 1931 the civil parish
105-506: Is situated on the A607 road , and 3 miles (5 km) north from the market town of Grantham . In 1921 the parish had a population of 145. The Saxon meaning of Belton is "a bell-shaped hollow". The village is significant for the 1686 Grade I listed Belton House . The house is the property of the National Trust and is open to the public. A church at Belton is recorded in the Domesday Book . The Church of St Peter and St Paul
120-594: The House of Commons before inheriting the peerage. The 3rd Earl later served under Lord Salisbury as Paymaster General (1887–1889) and as Under-Secretary of State for War (1889–1892), and was also Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire for over fifty years. However, on his death the viscountcy and earldom became extinct. He was succeeded in the barony and baronetcy in 1921 by his second cousin Adelbert Salusbury Cockayne-Cust, 5th Baron Brownlow , 8th Baronet,
135-472: The County of Lincoln", chiefly in recognition of his father's services. He was succeeded by his son John Cust, 2nd Baron Brownlow , who had sat as a Member of Parliament for Clitheroe , Lancashire, and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire for many years. In 1815 he was created Viscount Alford , "in the County of Lincoln", and Earl Brownlow , both in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . In 1810
150-511: The additional surname of Cockayne by Royal licence. He was educated at Eton College . Cockayne-Cust was a captain in the 8th Hussars and a Major in the Shropshire Yeomanry . In 1874 he entered Parliament as one of two representatives for Grantham , a seat he held until 1880. Cockayne-Cust married Sara Jane, daughter of Isaac Cookson and widow of Sidney Robert Streatfield, in 1852. They had two sons and four daughters. Their eldest son
165-471: The future 1st Earl had married Sophia Hume, a daughter of Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet , of Wormleybury, by his wife Lady Amelia Egerton, a great-granddaughter of John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater . On his death in 1853, the titles passed to his grandson John Egerton-Cust, 2nd Earl Brownlow (the son of John Egerton, Viscount Alford ), who in 1853, in accordance with the will of his kinsman John Egerton, 7th Earl of Bridgewater , assumed by royal licence
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#1733085327523180-420: The surname and arms of Egerton in lieu of Cust, but in 1863 by royal licence resumed the surname of Cust in addition to that of Egerton. The 2nd Earl, having managed to inherit the substantial Bridgewater estates after a remarkable lawsuit, died young and was succeeded in 1867 by his younger brother Adelbert Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow , a Conservative politician who briefly represented Shropshire North in
195-478: The youngest son of Henry Cockayne-Cust , eldest son of Reverend Henry Cust, younger son of the 1st Baron. His son Peregrine Cust, 6th Baron Brownlow , succeeded in 1927 and served as a Lord-in-waiting to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII ), as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Lord Beaverbrook ( Minister of Aircraft Production ), as Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire and as Mayor of Grantham . In 1978 he
210-467: Was abolished to form "Belton and Manthorpe". The A607 bypass started construction in April 1971, being 1,000 yards long. The bypass opened on Tuesday 9 November 1971. Belton comprises thirty-one predominantly stone-built houses, most standing within a defined Conservation Area , with a further twelve homes outlying the village centre. The village is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Belton. The church
225-501: Was succeeded by his son Edward Cust, 7th Baron Brownlow , who died in 2021. Several other members of the family may also be mentioned. Peregrine Cust and William Cust , younger sons of the first Baron, were both Members of Parliament. William's son Arthur Purey-Cust was Dean of York. Edward Cust , another younger son of the first Baron, was a soldier and politician. He was created a Baronet in 1876 (see Cust baronets, of Leasowe Castle ). Henry John "Harry" Cockayne-Cust (1861–1917),
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