The Grove Baronetcy, of Ferne in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 18 March 1874 for Thomas Grove

Sir Thomas Grove, 1st Baronet

Sir Thomas Fraser Grove, 1st Baronet was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1868 and 1892....

, Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

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 Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Wiltshire South and Wilton

Wilton (UK Parliament constituency)

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. The Grove family descends from John Grove, who settled in Wiltshire

Wiltshire

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 in the 15th century. A later member of the family, William Grove (d. 1582), represented Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in the House of Commons

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 and purchased the Ferne estate

Ferne House

Ferne House is a country house in the parish of Donhead St. Andrew in Wiltshire, England. There has been a settlement on the site since 1225 AD. The current house, known as Ferne Park and the third to occupy the site, was designed by architect Quinlan Terry in 2001. The estate grounds straddle...

 in 1563. The presumed fourth Baronet never successfully proved his succession and was never on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. As of 2007 the presumed fifth and present Baronet has also not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage

Official Roll of the Baronetage

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, with the baronetcy considered dormant since 1962.

Grove Baronets, of Ferne (1874)

• Sir Thomas Fraser Grove, 1st Baronet
  Sir Thomas Grove, 1st Baronet
  Sir Thomas Fraser Grove, 1st Baronet was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1868 and 1892....
  
   (1823-1897)
• Sir Walter John Grove, 2nd Baronet (1852-1932)
• Sir Gerald Grove, 3rd Baronet (1886-1962)
• Sir Walter Felipe Grove, 4th Baronet (1927-1974)
• Sir Charles Gerald Grove, 5th Baronet (b. 1929)