Baron Rockley


Baron Rockley, of Lytchett Heath in the County of Dorset, is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 January 1934 for the Conservative politician Sir Evelyn Cecil, who had earlier represented Hertfordshire East, Aston Manor and Birmingham Aston in the House of Commons. He was the son of Lord Eustace Cecil, fourth son of James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury. The first baron was married to the horticulturist Alicia Amherst. the title is held by their great-grandson, the fourth baron, who succeeded his father in 2011.

Barons Rockley (1934)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. William Evelyn Cecil.