This is a list of Sheriffs and, since 1998, High Sheriffs of

Herefordshire Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouths ...

The position of Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in each county, but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that the Sheriff's remaining functions are now largely ceremonial. Under the provisions of the

Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...

, on 1 April 1974 the office previously known as Sheriff was retitled High Sheriff. The High Sheriff changes every March. Under the same act of 1972,

and

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see H ...

were merged to form the new county of

Hereford and Worcester Hereford and Worcester was an English non-metropolitan county created on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 from the areas of the former administrative county of Herefordshire, most of Worcestershire (except Halesowen, Stourbridge ...

, and as a result the office of Sheriff of Herefordshire was replaced by that of

High Sheriff of Hereford and Worcester The office of High Sheriff of Hereford and Worcester came into existence with the county of Hereford and Worcester on 1 April 1974 under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972. The office subsumed that of the much older offices of Sheri ...

. However, in 1998 the new county was dissolved, restoring Herefordshire and Worcestershire and creating the offices of High Sheriff of Herefordshire and High Sheriff of Worcestershire. The Website of the High Sheriffs' Association of England and Wales stated in 2021 that the role was a "non-political Royal appointment", for one year, and unpaid.

Sheriffs

A nearly complete list of the High Sheriffs of Herefordshire from 1155 to 1647 can be found i
The history of the worthies of England, Volume 1
pp. 83–94.

11th century

* Ralph de Bernai * Bryning * Ilbert fitz Turold * c.1060 Osborne Fitzrichard Le Scrope

12th century

* c. 1127 -

Pain fitzJohn Pain fitzJohn (before 110010 July 1137) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and administrator, one of King Henry I of England's "new men", who owed their positions and wealth to the king. Pain's family originated in Normandy, but there is little to su ...

* 1130 (maybe) Adam de Port * 1129 – 1135:

Miles of Gloucester Miles FitzWalter of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford (died 24 December 1143) (''alias'' Miles of GloucesterSanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Oxford, 1960, p.7) was a great magnate based in the west of ...

* 1136 -

* 1155–1160 (2 Henry II) -

Walter de Hereford Walter of Hereford was a holder of the feudal title Baron Bergavenny or Lord Abergavenny in the Welsh Marches in the mid twelfth century. Lineage Walter of Hereford was a son of Miles of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford, and Sibyl of Neufmarch ...

, for five years (son of Miles of Gloucester)''The History of the Worthies of England'', Volume II

Thomas Fuller Thomas Fuller (baptised 19 June 1608 – 16 August 1661) was an English churchman and historian. He is now remembered for his writings, particularly his ''Worthies of England'', published in 1662, after his death. He was a prolific author, and ...

;

Thomas Tegg Thomas Tegg (1776–1845) was a British bookseller and publisher. Early life Tegg was the son of a grocer, born at Wimbledon, Surrey, on 4 March 1776, and was left an orphan at the age of five. He was sent to a boarding school at Galashiels in ...

, London, 1840 * 1160–1169 (7 Henry II) - William de Bello Campo, for nine years * 1169 (16 Henry II) - William de Bello Campo and Walter Clicums * 1170 (17 Henry II) - Willielmus de la LegaThe history of the worthies of England, Volume II, Thomas Fuller, Thomas Tegg, London, 1840
/ref> * 1171 (18 Henry II) - Gilbertus Pypard * 1172 (19 Henry II) - Gilbertus Pypard * 1173 (20 Henry II) - Willielmus de Braiose * 1174 (21 Henry II) - Willielmus de Braiose * 1175 (22 Henry II) - Radulphus Pulcherus, for seven years * 1182 (29 Henry II) - Milo de Mucegros and Willielmus Torelle * 1183 (30 Henry II) - Willielmus Torelle * 1184 (31 Henry II) - Radulphus Arden * 1185 (32 Henry II) - Radulphus Arden * 1186 (33 Henry II) - Radulphus Arden * 1189 (1 Richard I): Radul. de Arden * 1190 (2 Richard I): Henry de Longo Campo * 1191 (3 Richard I): Willielmus de Braiosa * 1192 (4 Richard I): Willielmus de Braiosa * 1193 (5 Richard I): Henry de Longo Campo) and Willielmus de Braiosa * 1194 (6 Richard I): Roger. Fitz-Mauricis * 1195 (7 Richard I): Willielmus de Braiosa * 1196 (8 Richard I): Willielmus de Braiosa * 1197 (9 Richard I): Willielmus de Braiosa and Willielmus de Burchhull * 1198 (10 Richard I): Willielmus de Braiosa and Willielmus de Burchhull * 1199 (1 John):

Walter II de Clifford Walter de Clifford (c. 1160 – 17 January 1221) was a Welsh Marcher Lord, feudal baron of Clifford of Clifford Castle in Herefordshire and High Sheriff in England. He was born in Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, the son of Walter de Clifford ( ...

13th century

14th century

15th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

1800–1899

1900–1973

High Sheriff

* 1974–1997 — See

1998 – date

References

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