List of High Sheriffs of the United Kingdom 2007
Encyclopedia
This is a list of High Sheriff
s in England
and Wales
for 2007. The appointments are announced each year around March. The majority of appointments are made by Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
and Privy Council. However, the appointment for Cornwall
is in the gift of the Duchy of Cornwall
, and those for Greater Manchester
, Lancashire
and Merseyside
which are in the gift of the Duchy of Lancaster
.
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...
s in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
for 2007. The appointments are announced each year around March. The majority of appointments are made by Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
and Privy Council. However, the appointment for Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
is in the gift of the Duchy of Cornwall
Duchy of Cornwall
The Duchy of Cornwall is one of two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Lancaster. The eldest son of the reigning British monarch inherits the duchy and title of Duke of Cornwall at the time of his birth, or of his parent's succession to the throne. If the monarch has no son, the...
, and those for Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
and Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
which are in the gift of the Duchy of Lancaster
Duchy of Lancaster
The Duchy of Lancaster is one of the two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Cornwall. It is held in trust for the Sovereign, and is used to provide income for the use of the British monarch...
.
- The High Sheriff of BedfordshireHigh Sheriff of Bedfordshire-1066–1125:*1066-c.1084: Ansculf de Picquigny*Ralph Taillebois*Hugh de Belcamp*1124 Richard of WinchesterFrom 1125 through the end of 1575, appointees to the shrievalty held the joint office of High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.-1575–1599:...
(Dr Vaughan R. Southgate) - The High Sheriff of BerkshireHigh Sheriff of BerkshireThe High Sheriff of Berkshire, in common with other counties, was originally the King's representative on taxation upholding the law in Saxon times. The word Sheriff evolved from 'shire-reeve'....
(Harry Henderson) - The High Sheriff of BuckinghamshireHigh Sheriff of BuckinghamshireThe High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, in common with other counties, was originally the King's representative on taxation upholding the law in Saxon times...
(Amanda Nicholson) - The High Sheriff of CambridgeshireHigh Sheriff of CambridgeshireThis is a list of people who have served as High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire.-Before 1154:*Tempore Regis Eduardi: Aluric Godricson, Orgar, Blacuin*1066: Elfric* 1128: Fulk*1070–c.1090: Picot of Cambridge *Michaelmas 1129: Richard Basset with Aubrey de Vere...
(Peter Horrell) - The High Sheriff of CheshireHigh Sheriff of CheshireThe High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
(Nicholas Bromley-Davenport) - The High Sheriff of the City of Bristol (William Durie)
- The High Sheriff of ClwydHigh Sheriff of ClwydThe office of High Sheriff of Clwyd was established in 1974 as part of the creation of the county of Clwyd in Wales following the Local Government Act 1972, and effectively replaced the shrievalties of the amalgamated counties of Flintshire and Denbighshire....
(Jonathan Major) - The High Sheriff of CornwallHigh Sheriff of CornwallHigh Sheriffs of Cornwall: a chronological list:Note: The right to choose High Sheriffs each year is vested in the Duchy of Cornwall, rather than the Privy Council, chaired by the Sovereign, which chooses the Sheriffs of all other English counties, other than those in the Duchy of...
(The Honourable Evelyn Arthur Hugh Boscawen) - The High Sheriff of CumbriaHigh Sheriff of CumbriaThe High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
(Claire Hensman) - The High Sheriff of DerbyshireHigh Sheriff of DerbyshireThis is a list of High Sheriffs of Derbyshire from 1568.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...
(Roger Wardle) - The High Sheriff of DevonHigh Sheriff of DevonThe High Sheriff of Devon is the Queen's representative for the County of Devon, a territory known as his bailiwick. Selected from three nominated people, he holds his office over the duration of a year. He has judicial, ceremonial and administrative functions and executes High Court...
(Anthony Mildmay-White) - The High Sheriff of DorsetHigh Sheriff of DorsetThe High Sheriff of Dorset is an ancient High Sheriff title which has been in existence for over one thousand years. The position was once a powerful position responsible for collecting taxes and enforcing law and order in Dorset. In modern times the sheriff has become a ceremonial role, presiding...
(Adrian Scott) - The High Sheriff of Durham (Ian Dewhirst)
- The High Sheriff of DyfedHigh Sheriff of DyfedThe office of High Sheriff of Dyfed was established in 1974 as part of the creation of the county of Dyfed in Wales following the Local Government Act 1972, and effectively replaced the shrievalties of the amalgamated counties of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire...
(Col. David Davies) - The High Sheriff of East SussexHigh Sheriff of East Sussex- History :The office of High Sheriff is over 1000 years old, with its establishment before the Norman Conquest. The Office of High Sheriff remained first in precedence in the counties until the reign of Edward VII when an Order in Council in 1908 gave the Lord-Lieutenant the prime office under the...
(Caroline Mayhew) - The High Sheriff of the East Riding of YorkshireHigh Sheriff of the East Riding of YorkshireThe 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...
(Nicholas Hildyard) - The High Sheriff of EssexHigh Sheriff of EssexThe High Sheriff of Essex 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...
(Lady Diana Kemp-Welch) - The High Sheriff of GloucestershireHigh Sheriff of GloucestershireThis is a list of High Sheriffs of Gloucestershire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
(Jonathan Carr) - The High Sheriff of Greater LondonHigh Sheriff of Greater LondonThe office of High Sheriff is over 1000 years old, with its establishment before the Norman Conquest. The Office of High Sheriff remained first in precedence in the counties until the reign of Edward VII when an Order in Council in 1908 gave the Lord-Lieutenant the prime office under the Crown as...
(Stephen Pethick) - The High Sheriff of Greater ManchesterHigh Sheriff of Greater ManchesterThe Office of High Sheriff of Greater Manchester is the ceremonial position of High Sheriff appointed to Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England. The appointment is made by the British monarch, in their capacity as Duke of Lancaster, by pricking the Lites...
(Michael Oglesby, DL) - The High Sheriff of GwentHigh Sheriff of GwentThe office of High Sheriff of Gwent was established in 1974 under section 219 of the Local Government Act 1972, replacing the shrievalty of Monmouthshire.-List of Sheriffs:...
(Lieut-Col. Michael Harry) - The High Sheriff of GwyneddHigh Sheriff of GwyneddThe office of High Sheriff of Gwynedd was established in 1974 as part of the creation of the county of Gwynedd in Wales following the Local Government Act 1972, and effectively replaced the shrievalties of the amalgamated counties of Anglesey, Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire.- High Sheriffs of...
(Dewi Roberts) - The High Sheriff of HampshireHigh Sheriff of HampshireThis is a list of High Sheriffs of Hampshire, the title was often given as High Sheriff of the County of Southampton until 1959.-List of High Sheriffs:*1070–1096: Hugh de Port *1105: Henry de Port *1129: William de Pont de l'Arche...
(Sarah Thorne) - The High Sheriff of HerefordshireHigh Sheriff of HerefordshireThe Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now...
(John Yorke) - The High Sheriff of HertfordshireHigh Sheriff of HertfordshireThe High Sheriff of Hertfordshire 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...
(Howard Guard) - The High Sheriff of the Isle of WightHigh Sheriff of the Isle of Wight-Roll of High Sheriffs of the Isle of Wight:*1974-75 Lieut.-Colonel Claude Richard Henry Kindersley, D.S.O.,M.C., of Hamstead Grange, Yarmouth.*1975-76 Rear-Admiral Joseph Leslie Blackham, C.B.,of " Downedge ", The Mall, Brading, Sandown....
(Lt-Col. David Langford) - The High Sheriff of KentHigh Sheriff of KentThe High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
(Nigel Wheeler) - The High Sheriff of LancashireHigh Sheriff of LancashireThe High Sheriff of Lancashire is an ancient officer, now largely ceremonial, granted to Lancashire, a county in North West England. High Shrievalties are the oldest secular titles under the Crown, in England and Wales...
(Ruth Winterbottom) - The High Sheriff of LeicestershireHigh Sheriff of LeicestershireThis is a list of High Sheriffs of Leicestershire. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
(Barry Jackson) - The High Sheriff of LincolnshireHigh Sheriff of LincolnshireThis is a list of High Sheriffs of Lincolnshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
(Patricia Ware) - The High Sheriff of MerseysideHigh Sheriff of Merseyside*1974–1975: Kenneth Maxwell Stoddart, JP, DL, of 6 The Knowe, Willaston, Wirral, Cheshire*1975–1976: Lieutenant Colonel Frank Vernon Denton, OBE, TD, DL, of 66 Freshfield Road, Formby, Liverpool...
(Philip Noel Love, CBE, DL) - The High Sheriff of Mid GlamorganHigh Sheriff of Mid GlamorganThe office of High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan was established in 1974 as part of the creation of the county of Mid Glamorgan in Wales following the Local Government Act 1972, and, together with the High Sheriff of West Glamorgan and the High Sheriff of South Glamorgan, effectively replaced the office...
(Charles Knight) - The High Sheriff of NorfolkHigh Sheriff of NorfolkThis is a list of High Sheriffs of Norfolk. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown and is appointed annually by the Crown. He was originally the principal law enforcement officer in the county and presided at the Assizes and other important county meetings...
(The Earl of RomneyEarl of RomneyEarl of Romney is a title that has been created twice. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1694 in favour of the soldier and politician Henry Sydney. He had been made Baron Milton and Viscount Sidney at the same time in 1689. Sydney was the younger son of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of...
) - The High Sheriff of NorthamptonshireHigh Sheriff of NorthamptonshireThis is a list of the High Sheriffs of Northamptonshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...
(Lady (Jennifer) Harper) - The High Sheriff of NorthumberlandHigh Sheriff of NorthumberlandThis is a list of the High Sheriffs of the English county of Northumberland.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post...
(Sir Hugh Blackett Bt.) - The High Sheriff of North YorkshireHigh Sheriff of North YorkshireThe High Sheriff of North Yorkshire is a current High Sheriff title which has existed since 1974. For around 1,000 years the entire area of Yorkshire was covered by a single High Sheriff of Yorkshire...
(Philip Ingham) - The High Sheriff of NottinghamshireHigh Sheriff of Nottinghamshire’The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
(Commander Peter Moore) - The High Sheriff of Oxfordshire (Thomas Loyd)
- The High Sheriff of PowysHigh Sheriff of PowysThe office of High Sheriff of Powys was established in 1974 as part of the creation of the county of Powys in Wales, replacing the shrievalties of the amalgamated counties: High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire, High Sheriff of Radnorshire and High Sheriff of Brecknockshire.This is a list of High...
(John Turner) - The High Sheriff of RutlandHigh Sheriff of RutlandThis is a list of High Sheriffs of Rutland. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown: there has been a Sheriff of Rutland since 1129...
(Barbara Gilman) - The High Sheriff of ShropshireHigh Sheriff of ShropshireThe High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
(Meriel Afia) - The High Sheriff of SomersetHigh Sheriff of SomersetThe Office of High Sheriff of Somerset is an ancient High Sheriff title which has been in existence for over one thousand years. The position was once a powerful position responsible for collecting taxes and enforcing law and order in Somerset a county in South West England. In modern times the...
(David Medlock) - The High Sheriff of South GlamorganHigh Sheriff of South GlamorganThe office of High Sheriff of South Glamorgan was established in 1974 as part of the creation of the county of South Glamorgan in Wales following the Local Government Act 1972, and, together with the High Sheriff of West Glamorgan and the High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan, effectively replaced the...
(Paul Williams) - The High Sheriff of South YorkshireHigh Sheriff of South YorkshireThe High Sheriff of South Yorkshire is a current High Sheriff title which has existed since 1974, the holder is changed annually every March.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...
(Col. Jonathan Hunt) - The High Sheriff of StaffordshireHigh Sheriff of StaffordshireThis is a list of the High Sheriffs of Staffordshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
(Graham Stow) - The High Sheriff of SuffolkHigh Sheriff of SuffolkThis is a list of High Sheriffs of Suffolk. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown and is appointed annually by the Crown. He was originally the principal law enforcement officer in the county and presided at the Assizes and other important county meetings...
(Air Marshal Sir Richard Kemball) - The High Sheriff of SurreyHigh Sheriff of Surrey-List of High Sheriffs of Surrey:The list of known High Sheriffs of Surrey extends back to 1066 At various times the High Sheriff of Surrey was also High Sheriff of Sussex -1066-1228:...
(Nicholas Sealy) - The High Sheriff of Tyne and Wear (The Hon. Nigel Westwood)
- The High Sheriff of WarwickshireHigh Sheriff of WarwickshireThe High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
(Andrew Arkwright) - The High Sheriff of West GlamorganHigh Sheriff of West GlamorganThe office of High Sheriff of West Glamorgan was established in 1974 as part of the creation of the county of West Glamorgan in Wales following the Local Government Act 1972, and, together with the High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan and the High Sheriff of South Glamorgan, effectively replaced the...
(Martin Trainer) - The High Sheriff of the West MidlandsHigh Sheriff of the West MidlandsThe Office of High Sheriff of the West Midlands is the ceremonial position of High Sheriff appointed to the West Midlands, a metropolitan county in central England. The appointment is made by the British monarch by Pricking the Lists...
(Robert Tomlinson) - The High Sheriff of West SussexHigh Sheriff of West SussexThe High Sheriff of West Sussex is annually appointed as the sovereign's representative in West Sussex county for all matters relating to the judiciary and the maintenance of law and order.- History of the office high sheriff:...
(Colin Field) - The High Sheriff of West YorkshireHigh Sheriff of West YorkshireThe High Sheriff of West Yorkshire is a current High Sheriff title which has existed since 1974, the holder is changed annually every March. For around 1,000 years the entire area of Yorkshire was covered by a single High Sheriff of Yorkshire...
(Rhona Hartley) - The High Sheriff of WiltshireHigh Sheriff of WiltshireThis is a list of High Sheriffs of Wiltshire.Until the 14th century the shrievalty was held ex officio by the castellans of Old Sarum.-To 1400:*1066: Edric*1067-1070: Philippe de Buckland*1085: Aiulphus the Sheriff*1070–1105: Edward of Salisbury...
(The Hon. Peter Pleydell-Bouverie) - The High Sheriff of WorcestershireHigh Sheriff of WorcestershireThis is a list of Sheriff and since 1998 High Sheriffs of Worcestershire.The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...
(John Yorke)