The 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

Law and order (politics)

In politics, law and order refers to demands for a strict criminal justice system, especially in relation to violent and property crime, through harsher criminal penalties...

 in Dorset

Dorset

Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...

. In modern times the sheriff has become a ceremonial role, presiding over public ceremonies. Until 1567 the High Sheriff of Somerset

High Sheriff of Somerset

The 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...

 was also the High Sheriff of Dorset.

List of High Sheriffs of Dorset

1800–1899

1900–1999

2000–present

• 2000 M. J. A. Bond
• 2001 C. A. G. Perry
• 2002 J. R. Boughey
• 2003 Eleanor Weld
• 2004 Allan F. Simmons
• 2005 The Hon Mrs Townshend
• 2006 David Harold Woodhouse
• 2007 Adrian Eason Bailey Scott DL
• 2008 John Roland Raymond
• 2009 Victoria Mary McDonaugh