Leigh baronets

There have been six baronetcies created with the surname of Leigh: two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The only creation remaining is that of Altrincham, while another (that of South Carolina) is .

The Leigh Baronetcy, of Stoneleigh in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Leigh (1643 creation).

The Leigh Baronetcy, of Newnham in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 24 December 1618. For more information on this creation, see the Earl of Chichester (1644 creation).

The Leigh Baronetcy, of Tyrone, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland in February 1622 for Sir Daniel Leigh. The title became extinct on the death of, his son Sir Arthur Leigh, 2nd Baronet in 1638.

The Leigh Baronetcy, of South Carolina, America, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 15 May 1773 for Egerton Leigh, Attorney-General of the British colony of South Carolina, grandson of the Revd Peter Leigh, of West Hall, High Legh, Cheshire by his wife Elizabeth Egerton, only daughter and eventual heiress of The Hon. Thomas Egerton, of Tatton Park, third son of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgwater. It is not known whether Thomas Egerton Leigh, the fourth but third surviving son of the first Baronet, left any male descendants in Georgetown County, South Carolina, thus the title became dormant after the death of the third Baronet.

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