| Marwood-Elton baronets | |
| Creation Date: | 1837[1] |
| Status: | extinct |
| Extinction Date: | 1884 |
| Family Seat: | Widworthy Court, Devon |
| Motto: | Artibus et armis, By arts and arms |
Sir Edward Marwood-Elton Q.C. (19 May 1800 – 1884) was an English barrister and Devonshire landowner[2] who served as the High Sheriff of Devon in 1858.[3]
Edward Marwood-Elton was born on the 19 May 1800. He was the son of James Marwood-Elton and Anne Storey, both of whom belonged to landed families of Devon.[4]
In 1833, Marwood-Elton purchased the Widworthy Court estate in Devon and commissioned George Stanley Repton to design the replacement principal house.[5] He continued to expand the estate through land acquisitions for the rest of his life.
Marwood-Elton died in 1884, unmarried and without issue.[6] His heir was a cousin, William Elton (1865–1931), who took the surname Marwood-Elton.