High Sheriff of the East Riding of Yorkshire
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The High Sheriff of the East Riding of Yorkshire is a current High Sheriff
title which has existed since 1996. For around 1,000 years the entire area of Yorkshire
was covered by a single High Sheriff of Yorkshire
. After the Local Government Act 1972
the title was split to cover several newly created counties. Most of the former area of the East Riding became part of the county of Humberside
and under the High Sheriff of Humberside
title. Humberside was abolished in 1996 and a High Sheriff title was created for the newly reconstituted East Riding of Yorkshire
.
Below is a list of the sheriffs.
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
title which has existed since 1996. For around 1,000 years the entire area of Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
was covered by a single High Sheriff of Yorkshire
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
The High Sheriff of Yorkshire was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. A list of the sheriffs from the Norman conquest onwards can be found below...
. After the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
the title was split to cover several newly created counties. Most of the former area of the East Riding became part of the county of Humberside
Humberside
Humberside was a non-metropolitan and ceremonial county in Northern England from 1 April 1974 until 1 April 1996. It was composed of land from either side of the Humber Estuary, created from portions of the East and West ridings of Yorkshire and parts of Lindsey, Lincolnshire...
and under the High Sheriff of Humberside
High Sheriff of Humberside
The High Sheriff of Humberside was a High Sheriff title which was in existence from 1974 until 1996, covering Humberside, England.The county of Humberside was formed from most of the East Riding of Yorkshire and parts of Lincolnshire in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 and was served by its...
title. Humberside was abolished in 1996 and a High Sheriff title was created for the newly reconstituted East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
.
Below is a list of the sheriffs.
List of High Sheriffs
- 1996-1997 Tom Martin
- 1997-1998 Peter William John Carver of the Croft, North Cave
- 1998-1999 Charles Arnold Maxstead
- 1999-2000 Andrew Leslie Marr
- 2000-2001 Christopher McLaren Oughtred
- 2001-2002 The Hon. Elizabeth Susan Cunliffe-Lister, of Burton Agnes Hall, Driffield
- 2002-2003 Richard Antony Byass, Esq, North Dalton Manor, North Dalton, near Driffield.
- 2003-2004 Hugh Bethnell
- 2004-2005 Susan Cunliffe-Lister
- 2005-2006 Carol Rymer
- 2006-2007 John Bladon
- 2007-2008 Nicholas Hildyard
- 2008-2009 Jonathan Hall
- 2009-2010 Patrick William Farnsworth
- 2010–2011 Adrian M. Horsley