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The High Sheriff
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...

 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 are now largely ceremonial. The High Sheriff changes every March.

From 1068 until 1567, the position existed as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests
High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests
This is a list of High Sheriffs 1068-1568.The High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests is a position established by the Normans in England.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown...

. From 1568 separate appointments were made for the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and for the High Sheriff of Derbyshire
High Sheriff of Derbyshire
This 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...

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16th century

  • Prior to 1568 see High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests
    High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests
    This is a list of High Sheriffs 1068-1568.The High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests is a position established by the Normans in England.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown...

  • 1568: Thomas Cowper
  • 1569: John Biron
  • 1570: John Nevill
  • 1571: Robert Markham
  • 1572: Sir Gervase Clifton (4th term) (d.1588)
  • 1573: Hollis of Houghton
  • 1574: Sir Thomas Stanhope
    Sir Thomas Stanhope
    Sir Thomas Stanhope was a Tudor MP for Nottinghamshire in England.He was the eldest son of Sir Michael Stanhope and Ann Rawson, the eldest of eight surviving children. He was 12 years old when his father was executed in 1552...

     of Shelford
  • 1575: Sir Henry Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepont
    Holme Pierrepont
    Holme Pierrepont is a hamlet located south of the city of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. It is in the Gamston ward of the Rushcliffe local authority in the East Midlands region....

  • 1576: George Chaworth of Wiverton
  • 1577: Thomas Markham
  • 1578: John Biron
  • 1579: Sir Francis Willoughby
  • 1580: George Nevill
  • 1581: William Sutton of Arundel
  • 1582: Francis Molyneux of Teversal Manor
  • 1583: Robert Markham
  • 1584: Brian Lassels
  • 1585: John Sydenham
  • 1586: George Chaworth
  • 1587: Sir Thomas Stanhope
    Sir Thomas Stanhope
    Sir Thomas Stanhope was a Tudor MP for Nottinghamshire in England.He was the eldest son of Sir Michael Stanhope and Ann Rawson, the eldest of eight surviving children. He was 12 years old when his father was executed in 1552...

  • 1588: Sir Francis Willoughby
  • 1589: John Biron
  • 1590: Thomas Thornhough
  • 1591: John Hollis
  • 1592: John Basset
  • 1593: Sir Francis Willoughby
  • 1594: William Sutton
  • 1595: Richard Whalley
  • 1596: John Biron
  • 1597: John Thorold
  • 1598: Henry Chaworth
  • 1599: Brian Lassels

17th century

  • 1600: Edward North
  • 1601: Henry Pierrepoint
  • 1602: Roger Ascough
  • 1603: William Rayner
  • 1604: Gabriel Armstrong
  • 1605: William Sutton
  • 1606: William Cowper
  • 1607: John Thornhagh
  • 1608: Henry Sacheverell
  • 1609: John Molyneux
    Molyneux Baronets
    There have been several Baronetcies created for descendants of the ancient Norman family of Molyneux who were granted extensive estates in Lancashire after the Norman Conquest...

     of Teversal Manor
  • 1610: Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet
    Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet
    Sir Gervase Clifton, 1st Baronet , K.B. was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1666. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.-Political career:...

     of Clifton Hall, Nottingham
    Clifton Hall, Nottingham
    Clifton Hall is a country house in the village of Clifton, Nottinghamshire . As well as being a Grade I listed building, the hall is part of the Clifton Village Conservation Area. While the history of the place stretches back to the 11th century, the hall was remodelled in the late 18th century in...

  • 1611: Sir John Molyneux Bt
    Molyneux Baronets
    There have been several Baronetcies created for descendants of the ancient Norman family of Molyneux who were granted extensive estates in Lancashire after the Norman Conquest...

     of Teversal Manor
  • 1612: John Biron
  • 1613: George Perkins
  • 1614: Robert Williamson of East Larkham
  • 1615: Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull
    Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull
    Robert Pierrepont, 1st Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull was an English nobleman-Family:He was the second son of Sir Henry Pierrepont of Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire, and Frances Cavendish, daughter of the Rt. Hon. Sir William Cavendish and Elizabeth Hardwick...

  • 1616: George Lassels
  • 1617: John Thornhagh
  • 1618: Thomas Barton
  • 1619: William Reason
  • 1620: Thomas Hutchinson
  • 1621: John White
  • 1622: John Digby
  • 1623: Palmes
  • 1624: Edward Golding and Geoffrey Markham
  • 1625: Tim Pusey
  • 1626: Francis Williamson
  • 1627: Thomas Hewitt
  • 1628: Jere Theresy
  • 1629: Thomas Perkins
  • 1630: Robert Sutton
  • 1631: Thomas White
  • 1632: Thomas Rolles
  • 1633: John Melish
  • 1634: John Byron, 1st Baron Byron
    John Byron, 1st Baron Byron
    John Byron, 1st Baron Byron was an English Royalist and supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War.-Life:...

     of Rochdale
  • 1635: Ha. Wasteney of Hendon
  • 1636: George Lassels
  • 1637: Francis Thornhagh
    Francis Thornhagh
    Sir Francis Thornhagh or Thornhaugh was an English soldier, High Sheriff and MP.He was born the son of the East Retford MP and High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire Sir Francis Thornhagh of Fenton, Lincolnshire and educated at Lincoln school and Magdalen College, Cambridge, before entering the Inner...

  • 1638: George Chaworth, 1st Viscount Chaworth
    George Chaworth, 1st Viscount Chaworth
    George Chaworth, 1st Viscount Chaworth of Armagh was an English Parliamentarian.-Family:He was the son of John Chaworth and Jane Vincent. His main residence was Wiverton Hall in Nottinghamshire. He married Mary Knyveton, daughter of William Knyveton and Jane Leeche...

     of Armagh
  • 1639: Thomas Williamson
  • 1640: Gilbert and Edward Nevill
  • 1642: Sir John Digby
  • 1648: Henry Sacheverell
  • 1654: Symon Bennett
  • 1662: Francis Molyneux of Mansfield
  • 1666: John White of Corgrave
  • 1666: George Gregory
  • 1670: Sir Francis Rodes, Bt
  • 1674: John Finney of Skegby
  • 1678: Henry Plumtree
  • 1685: Arthur Warren
  • 1686: Thomas Hewitt
  • 1687: Darcy Molyneux of Mansfield
  • 1694: George Gregory of Lenton
  • 1695: Sir Thomas Willoughby, 1st Baron Middleton
    Thomas Willoughby, 1st Baron Middleton
    Thomas Willoughby, 1st Baron Middleton was a Baron in the Peerage of Great Britain.He was born at Middleton Hall, Middleton, Warwickshire, the second son of Francis Willughby, the famed mathematician and naturalist , and was educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge and Jesus...


18th century

19th century

20th century

This century

  • 2000: Mrs. Barbara Ann Vere-Laurie, Carlton Hall, Carlton-on-Trent, near Newark.
  • 2001: Sir John James Ingham Whitaker, Bt., Babworth Hall, Retford.
  • 2002: Colonel Timothy Stewart Richmond, MBE, TD, The Old Vicarage, Southwell Park, Kirklington.
  • 2003: William Henry Marcello Parente, of Welbeck Abbey
    Welbeck Abbey
    Welbeck Abbey near Clumber Park in North Nottinghamshire was the principal abbey of the Premonstratensian order in England and later the principal residence of the Dukes of Portland.-Monastic period:...

  • 2004: Henry Vessey Machin of Keepers Castle, Gateford, Worksop
  • 2005: Anthony Harwick Wilkinson
  • 2006: Christopher Battiscombe-Scott
  • 2007: Peter Russell Moore
  • 2008: Colonel Roger Merryweather TD
    Territorial Decoration
    The Territorial Decoration was a medal of the United Kingdom awarded for long service in the Territorial Force and its successor, the Territorial Army...

  • 2009: John Michael Rowen
  • 2010: Amanda Margaret Farr, of Kirklington
  • 2011: Sir John Peace, Manor Road, Caunton.

See also

  • Sheriff of Nottingham
    Sheriff of Nottingham
    The Sheriff of Nottingham was historically the office responsible for enforcing law and order in Nottingham and bringing criminals to justice. For years the post has been directly appointed by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham and in modern times, with the existence of the police force, the position is...

  • Sheriff of Nottingham (position)
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