List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland

This is a list of the 110 present and extant Viscounts in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include extant viscountcies which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with higher peerages and are today in use only as subsidiary titles. For a more complete list, which adds these "hidden" viscounties as well as extinct, dormant, abeyant, and forfeit ones, see List of Viscountcies.
== Order of precedence ==
The general order of precedence among Viscounts is:
#Viscounts in the Peerage of England
#Viscounts in the Peerage of Scotland
#Viscounts in the Peerage of Great Britain
#Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland created before 1801
#Viscounts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland created after 1801
==Viscounts in the Peerages of Britain and Ireland==
Key
	Heir apparent to the peerage
	Heir presumptive to the peerage
Number	Title 	Date of creation 	Arms	Current holder 	Peerage 	Subsidiary Titles 	Heir
1 	The Viscount Hereford 	1550 	 	Robin Devereux, 19th Viscount Hereford 	England 	 	
2 	The Viscount Falkland 	1620 	 	Lucius Cary, 15th Viscount Falkland 	Scotland 	 	
3 	The Viscount Arbuthnott 	1641 	 	Keith Arbuthnott, 17th Viscount of Arbuthnott 	Scotland 	 	
4 	The Viscount Oxfuird 	1651 	 	Ian Makgill, 14th Viscount of Oxfuird 	Scotland 	 	
5 	The Viscount Bolingbroke 	1712 	 	Nicholas St John, 9th Viscount Bolingbroke 	Great Britain 	 	
5 	The Viscount St. John 	1716 	 	Nicholas St John, 9th Viscount Bolingbroke 	Great Britain 	 	
6 	The Viscount Cobham 	1718 	 	Christopher Lyttelton, 12th Viscount Cobham 	Great Britain 	 	
7 	The Viscount Falmouth 	1720 	 	Evelyn Boscawen, 10th Viscount Falmouth 	Great Britain 	 	
8 	The Viscount Torrington 	1721 	 	Timothy Byng, 11th Viscount Torrington 	Great Britain 	 	
9 	The Viscount Hood 	1796 	 	Henry Hood, 8th Viscount Hood 	Great Britain 	 	
10 	The Viscount Gormanston 	1478 	 	Nicholas Preston, 17th Viscount Gormanston 	Ireland 	 	
11 	The Viscount Mountgarret 	1550 	 	Piers Butler, 18th Viscount Mountgarret 	Ireland 	 	
12 	The Viscount Valentia 	1622 	 	Francis Annesley, 16th Viscount Valentia 	Ireland 	 	
13 	The Viscount Dillon 	1622 	 	Henry Dillon, 22nd Viscount Dillon 	Ireland 	 	
14 	The Viscount Massereene 	1661 	 	John Skeffington, 14th Viscount Massereene 	Ireland 	Viscount Ferrard (Ireland 1797)	
15 	The Viscount Charlemont 	1665 	 	John Caulfeild, 15th Viscount Charlemont 	Ireland 	 	
16 	The Viscount Downe 	1680 	 	Richard Dawnay, 12th Viscount Downe 	Ireland 	 	
17 	The Viscount Molesworth 	1716 	 	Robert Molesworth, 12th Viscount Molesworth 	Ireland 	 	
18 	The Viscount Chetwynd 	1717 	 	Adam Chetwynd, 11th Viscount Chetwynd 	Ireland 	 	
19 	The Viscount Midleton 	1717 	 	Alan Brodrick, 12th Viscount Midleton 	Ireland 	 	
20 	The Viscount Boyne 	1717 	 	Gustavus Hamilton-Russell, 11th Viscount Boyne 	Ireland 	 	
21 	The Viscount Gage 	1720 	 	Nicolas Gage, 8th Viscount Gage 	Ireland 	 	
22 	The Viscount Galway 	1727 	 	Philip Monckton, 13th Viscount Galway 	Ireland 	 	
23 	The Viscount Powerscourt 	1744 	 	Mervyn Wingfield, 11th Viscount Powerscourt 	Ireland 	 	
24 	The Viscount Ashbrook 	1751 	 	Michael Flower, 11th Viscount Ashbrook 	Ireland 	 	
25 	The Viscount Southwell 	1776 	 	Richard Southwell, 8th Viscount Southwell 	Ireland 	 	
26 	The Viscount de Vesci 	1776 	 	Thomas Vesey, 7th Viscount de Vesci 	Ireland 	 	
27 	The Viscount Lifford 	1781 	 	Edward Hewitt, 9th Viscount Lifford 	Ireland 	 	
28 	The Viscount Bangor 	1781 	 	William Ward, 8th Viscount Bangor 	Ireland 	 	
29 	The Viscount Doneraile 	1785 	 	Richard St Leger, 10th Viscount Doneraile 	Ireland 	 	
30 	The Viscount Harberton 	1791 	 	Henry Pomeroy, 11th Viscount Harberton 	Ireland 	 	
31 	The Viscount Hawarden 	1793 	 	Robert Maude, 9th Viscount Hawarden 	Ireland 	 	
32 	The Viscount Monck 	1801 The Viscount Monck was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Viscountcies of the United Kingdom.	 	Charles Monck, 7th Viscount Monck 	Ireland 	 	
33 	The Viscount St Vincent 	1801 	 	Edward Jervis, 8th Viscount St Vincent 	United Kingdom	 	
34 	The Viscount Melville 	1802 	 	Robert Dundas, 10th Viscount Melville 	United Kingdom	 	
35 	The Viscount Sidmouth 	1805 	 	Jeremy Francis Addington, 8th Viscount Sidmouth 	United Kingdom	 	
36 	The Viscount Gort 	1816 The Viscount Gort was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Viscountcies of the United Kingdom. 	 	Foley Robert Standish Prendergast Vereker, 9th Viscount Gort 	Ireland 	 	
37 	The Viscount Exmouth 	1816 	 	Paul Pellew, 10th Viscount Exmouth 	United Kingdom	 	
38 	The Viscount Combermere 	1827 	 	Thomas Stapleton-Cotton, 6th Viscount Combermere 	United Kingdom	 	
39 	The Viscount Hill 	1842 	 	David Clegg-Hill, 9th Viscount Hill 	United Kingdom	 	
40 	The Viscount Hardinge 	1846 	 	Andrew Hardinge, 7th Viscount Hardinge 	United Kingdom	 	
41 	The Viscount Bridport 	1868 	 	Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport 	United Kingdom	 	
42 	The Viscount Portman 	1873 	 	Christopher Portman, 10th Viscount Portman 	United Kingdom	 	
43 	The Viscount Hampden 	1884 	 	Francis Brand, 7th Viscount Hampden 	United Kingdom	 	
44 	The Viscount Hambleden 	1868 	 	Henry Smith, 5th Viscount Hambleden 	United Kingdom	 	
45 	The Viscount Knutsford 	1895 	 	Michael Holland-Hibbert, 6th Viscount Knutsford 	United Kingdom	 	
46 	The Viscount Esher 	1897 	 	Christopher Brett, 5th Viscount Esher 	United Kingdom	 	
47 	The Viscount Goschen 	1900 	 	Giles Goschen, 4th Viscount Goschen 	United Kingdom	 	
48 	The Viscount Ridley 	1900 	 	Matthew Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley 	United Kingdom	 	
49 	The Viscount Colville of Culross 	1902 	 	Charles Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross 	United Kingdom	 	
50 	The Viscount Selby 	1905 	 	Christopher Rolf Thomas Gully, 6th Viscount Selby 	United Kingdom	 	
51 	The Viscount Knollys 	1911 	 	Patrick Knollys, 4th Viscount Knollys 	United Kingdom	 	
52 	The Viscount Allendale 	1911 	 	Wentworth Beaumont, 4th Viscount Allendale 	United Kingdom	 	
53 	The Viscount Chilston 	1911 	 	Alastair Akers-Douglas, 4th Viscount Chilston 	United Kingdom	 	
54 	The Viscount Scarsdale 	1911 	 	Peter Curzon, 4th Viscount Scarsdale 	United Kingdom	 	
55 	The Viscount Mersey 	1916 	 	Edward John Hallam Bigham, 5th Viscount Mersey 	United Kingdom	 	
56 	The Viscount Cowdray 	1917 	 	Michael Pearson, 4th Viscount Cowdray 	United Kingdom	 	
57 	The Viscount Devonport 	1917 	 	Terence Kearley, 3rd Viscount Devonport 	United Kingdom	 	
58 	The Viscount Astor 	1917 	 	William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor 	United Kingdom	 	
59 	The Viscount Wimborne 	1918 	 	Ivor Guest, 4th Viscount Wimborne 	United Kingdom	 	
60 	The Viscount St Davids 	1918 	 	Rhodri Philipps, 4th Viscount St Davids 	United Kingdom	 	
61 	The Viscount Rothermere 	1919 	 	Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere 	United Kingdom	 	
62 	The Viscount Allenby 	1919 	 	Henry Allenby, 4th Viscount Allenby 	United Kingdom	 	
63 	The Viscount Chelmsford 	1921 	 	Frederic Thesiger, 4th Viscount Chelmsford 	United Kingdom	 	
64 	The Viscount Long 	1921 	 	James Long, 5th Viscount Long 	United Kingdom	 	none
65 	The Viscount Ullswater 	1921 	 	Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater 	United Kingdom	 	
66 	The Viscount Younger of Leckie 	1923 	 	James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie 	United Kingdom	 	
67 	The Viscount Bearsted 	1925 	 	Nicholas Samuel, 5th Viscount Bearsted 	United Kingdom	 	
68 	The Viscount Craigavon 	1927 	 	Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon 	United Kingdom	 	none
69 	The Viscount Bridgeman 	1929 	 	Robin Bridgeman, 3rd Viscount Bridgeman 	United Kingdom	 	
70 	The Viscount Hailsham 	1929 	 	Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount HailshamCurrent Viscount has life peerage Baron Hailsham of Kettlethorpe 	United Kingdom	 	
71 	The Viscount Brentford 	1929 	 	Crispin Joynson-Hicks, 4th Viscount Brentford 	United Kingdom	 	
72 	The Viscount Buckmaster 	1932 	 	Adrian Buckmaster, 4th Viscount Buckmaster 	United Kingdom	 	
73 	The Viscount Bledisloe 	1935 	 	Rupert Bathurst, 4th Viscount Bledisloe 	United Kingdom	 	
74 	The Viscount Hanworth 	1936 	 	David Pollock, 3rd Viscount Hanworth 	United Kingdom	 	
75 	The Viscount Trenchard 	1936 	 	Hugh Trenchard, 3rd Viscount Trenchard 	United Kingdom	 	
76 	The Viscount Samuel 	1937 	 	Jonathan Samuel, 5th Viscount Samuel 	United Kingdom	 	
77 	The Viscount Runciman of Doxford 	1937 	 	David Runciman, 4th Viscount Runciman of Doxford 	United Kingdom	 	
78 	The Viscount Davidson 	1937 	 	Nicolas Davidson, 4th Viscount Davidson 	United Kingdom	 	none
79 	The Viscount Weir 	1938 	 	William Weir, 3rd Viscount Weir 	United Kingdom	 	
80 	The Viscount Caldecote 	1939 	 	Piers Inskip, 3rd Viscount Caldecote 	United Kingdom	 	
81 	The Viscount Camrose 	1941 	 	Jonathan Berry, 5th Viscount Camrose 	United Kingdom	 	
82 	The Viscount Stansgate 	1942 	 	Stephen Benn, 3rd Viscount Stansgate 	United Kingdom	 	
83 	The Viscount Margesson 	1942 	 	Richard Margesson, 3rd Viscount Margesson 	United Kingdom	 	none
84 	The Viscount Daventry 	1943 	 	James FitzRoy Newdegate, 4th Viscount Daventry 	United Kingdom	 	
85 	The Viscount Addison 	1945 	 	William Addison, 4th Viscount Addison 	United Kingdom	 	
86 	The Viscount Kemsley 	1945 	 	Richard Berry, 3rd Viscount Kemsley 	United Kingdom	 	
87 	The Viscount Marchwood 	1945 	 	Peter Penny, 4th Viscount Marchwood 	United Kingdom	 	
88 	The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein	1946 	 	Henry Montgomery, 3rd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein 	United Kingdom	 	none
89 	The Viscount Waverley 	1952 	 	John Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley 	United Kingdom	 	
90 	The Viscount Thurso 	1952 	 	John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso 	United Kingdom	 	
91 	The Viscount Brookeborough 	1952 	 	Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough 	United Kingdom	 	
92 	The Viscount Norwich 	1952 	 	Jason Cooper, 3rd Viscount Norwich 	United Kingdom	 	none
93 	The Viscount Leathers 	1954 	 	Christopher Leathers, 3rd Viscount Leathers 	United Kingdom	 	
94 	The Viscount Soulbury 	1954 	 	Oliver Ramsbotham, 4th Viscount Soulbury 	United Kingdom	 	
95 	The Viscount Chandos 	1954 	 	Thomas Lyttelton, 3rd Viscount ChandosCurrent Viscount has life peerage Baron Lyttleton of Aldershot	United Kingdom	 	
96 	The Viscount Malvern 	1955 	 	Ashley Huggins, 3rd Viscount Malvern 	United Kingdom	 	
97 	The Viscount De L'Isle 	1956 	 	Philip Sidney, 2nd Viscount De L'Isle 	United Kingdom	 	
98 	The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley	1957 	 	Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley 	United Kingdom	 	
99 	The Viscount Tenby 	1957 	 	Timothy Lloyd George, 4th Viscount Tenby 	United Kingdom	 	none
100 	The Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax	1957 	 	Clive Mackintosh, 3rd Viscount Mackintosh of Halifax 	United Kingdom	 	
101 	The Viscount Dunrossil 	1959 	 	Andrew Morrison, 3rd Viscount Dunrossil 	United Kingdom	 	
102 	The Viscount Stuart of Findhorn 	1959 	 	James Stuart, 3rd Viscount Stuart of Findhorn 	United Kingdom	 	
103 	The Viscount Rochdale 	1960 	 	Jonathan Kemp, 3rd Viscount Rochdale 	United Kingdom	 	
104 	The Viscount Slim 	1960 	 	Mark Slim, 3rd Viscount Slim 	United Kingdom	 	
105 	The Viscount Head 	1960 	 	Richard Head, 2nd Viscount Head 	United Kingdom	 	
106 	The Viscount Boyd of Merton 	1960 	 	Simon Lennox-Boyd, 2nd Viscount Boyd of Merton 	United Kingdom	 	
107 	The Viscount Mills 	1962 	 	Christopher Mills, 3rd Viscount Mills 	United Kingdom	 	none
108 	The Viscount Blakenham 	1963 	 	Casper John Hare, 3rd Viscount Blakenham 	United Kingdom	 	
109 	The Viscount Eccles 	1964 	 	John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles 	United Kingdom	 	
110 	The Viscount Dilhorne 	1964 	25px	James Manningham-Buller, 3rd Viscount Dilhorne 	United Kingdom	 	
==See also==
*British nobility
*List of viscountcies in the peerages of Britain and Ireland
==References==
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