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unusual facts about territorial designation



Earl Landaff

Despite their territorial designations and the fact that they were in the Peerage of Ireland, the titles all referred to the place in Glamorgan now spelt Llandaff.

Earl of Mexborough

Despite their territorial designations and the fact that they are in the Peerage of Ireland, all three titles refer to places in England, namely Mexborough and Pollington in Yorkshire.

Earl of Ranfurly

Despite its territorial designation and the fact that it is in the Peerage of Ireland, the earldom (like the UK barony) refers to the village of Ranfurly in Renfrewshire.

John Bryn Edwards

As the owner of a major metalworking concern known as the Duffryn Steel and Tinplate Works, he had the resources to fund a number of philanthropic and charitable endeavours for which he was recognised in the 1921 King's Birthday Honours by being created, at the unusually young age of 32, a Baronet with Hendrefoilan House and family estate in the Sketty community, near Swansea, serving as the territorial designation.


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Alexander Crichton of Brunstane

In contemporary letters and documents Alexander is known by variant spellings of "Brunstane," his territorial designation.

Baron Sainsbury

He was the first member of the Sainsbury family to be raised to the peerage, and chose the territorial designation of Drury Lane in his title, as Sainsbury's first shop was opened there in 1869.

Kesteven

Former Prime Minister (and Kesteven native) Margaret Thatcher took 'of Kesteven' as the territorial designation for her peerage.