Baron Piercy, ofBurford in theCounty of Oxford, is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 14 November 1945 for the economist, financier and civil servantWilliam Piercy. As of 2010[update] the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1981.
Theheir presumptive is the present holder's brother Hon. Mark Edward Pelham Piercy (b. 1953).
The heir presumptive'sheir apparent, and last in line, is his son William Nicholas Pelham Piercy (b. 1989).[2]