Hendley Baronets
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The Hendley Baronetcy, of Cuckfield in the County of Sussex, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 8 April 1661 for Walter Hendley. The title became extinct on his death in 1675. Sir Thomas Hendley, father of the first Baronet, was High Sheriff of Kent
in 1637.
High Sheriff of Kent
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...
in 1637.