Earl of Scarbrough

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The title Earl of Scarbrough was created for Richard Lumley, 2nd Viscount Lumley, in 1692.

The subsidiary titles held by Lord Scarbrough are: Viscount Lumley, of Waterford (created 1628), Viscount Lumley, of Lumley Castle in the County of Durham (1689), and Baron Lumley, of Lumley Castle in the County of Durham (1681). The first is in the Peerage of Ireland, while the last three, as well as the Earldom, are in the Peerage of England.

The town in the North Riding of Yorkshire from which the Earldom is derived is now spelt Scarborough.

The family seat is Sandbeck House near Rotherham.

Viscounts Lumley (1628)

Earls of Scarbrough (1692)

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Heir Presumptive: Thomas Henry Lumley (b. 1980) (younger brother of Lord Scarbrough)