Barran baronets

The Barran Baronetcy, of Chapel Allerton Hall in Chapel Allerton in the West Riding of the County of York and Queen's Gate, St Mary's Abbot, in Kensington in the County of London, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 February 1895 for the merchant and Liberal politician John Barran. He represented Leeds and Otley in the House of Commons. He was succeeded by his grandson, the second Baronet. He sat as Liberal Member of Parliament for Hawick and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister H. H. Asquith.

Two other members of the Barran family have also gained distinction. Sir Rowland Barran (1858–1949), sixth and youngest son of the first Baronet, represented Leeds North in Parliament. Sir David Barran (1912–2002), third son of the second Baronet, was Managing Director and Chairman of Shell.

Barran baronets, of Chapel Allerton Hall and Queen's Gate (1895)

Barran

Barran is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography

Barran is located on the river Baïse 15 km (9.3 mi) from the capital of the Gers department, Auch.

History

Barran is a typical example of a bastide, those villages that were erected in Gascony in the late Middle Ages. It was founded by the end of the 13th century. It is well known in the region for the very unusual helical shape of the tower of its church. Not in the village itself but still on the territory of the commune (the third largest of the department in surface area) are several interesting places, like the castle of Mazères, which was the summer residency of the bishops of Auch and then a military hospital during World War I. Close to the castle is the bridge of Mazères, which was built around the 16th century over the river Baïse. In the 19th century Barran was famous for its snails, from which special gums were made to prevent people from coughing.

Population

Before the migration movement from the countryside to the cities, Barran was quite populous, as was Gers, with up to 2,000 people on the eve of the First World War. Then the population began to fall dramatically, but the trend has changed since the beginning of the '90s: nowadays around 700 people live in the commune, making it the 24th out of 476 communes by population. All basic private and public services (e.g., doctor, grocery and bakery, school, post office, sport facilities) are to be found in the village.

Barran (disambiguation)

Barran is a commune in France.

Barran may also refer to: