High Sheriff of Westmorland
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Westmorland
(sometimes spelled Westmoreland) in North West England
no longer exists as a county, the original core of it having merged into the modern district of Eden
within the county of Cumbria
.
The traditional county of Westmorland, like neighbouring Lancashire, was itself a new creation during the Middle Ages. It seems to have been treated as part of Yorkshire in the 11th century, and the eventual boundaries represented a merger between an earlier entity called Westmorland, and the Barony of Kendal
, which was apparently originally considered part of the Honor of Lancaster, though it did not become part of Lancashire
. Kendal is also now part of Cumbria.
The original Westmorland is sometimes referred to as Westmarieland and is later referred to as the Barony of Appleby
or "Northern Westmorland".
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Except where separately referenced, names are taken from the website of the Public Records Office in Kew
. The references given are also used throughout English archives.
Between the thirteenth century and 1849, the office of High Sheriff was hereditary, firstly granted in perpetuity by King John to Robert de Veteripont and afterwards held by the de Clifford family and then by the Earls of Thanet
, until the 11th earl died with no successors. Due to the continued absence of the earlier incumbents on military service the duties would be actually be undertaken by a trusted Deputy Sheriff.
The office was finally abolished in 1974 when the shrievalty of Cumbria was established.
Westmorland
Westmorland is an area of North West England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974, after which the entirety of the county was absorbed into the new county of Cumbria.-Early history:...
(sometimes spelled Westmoreland) in North West England
North West England
North West England, informally known as The North West, is one of the nine official regions of England.North West England had a 2006 estimated population of 6,853,201 the third most populated region after London and the South East...
no longer exists as a county, the original core of it having merged into the modern district of Eden
River Eden, Cumbria
The River Eden is a river that flows through Cumbria, England on its way to the Solway Firth.-Course of river:The Eden rises in Black Fell Moss, Mallerstang, on the high ground between High Seat, Yorkshire Dales and Hugh Seat. Here it forms the boundary between the counties of Cumbria and North...
within the county of Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
.
The traditional county of Westmorland, like neighbouring Lancashire, was itself a new creation during the Middle Ages. It seems to have been treated as part of Yorkshire in the 11th century, and the eventual boundaries represented a merger between an earlier entity called Westmorland, and the Barony of Kendal
Kendal
Kendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England...
, which was apparently originally considered part of the Honor of Lancaster, though it did not become part of 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...
. Kendal is also now part of Cumbria.
The original Westmorland is sometimes referred to as Westmarieland and is later referred to as the Barony of Appleby
Appleby
-Europe:* Appleby, North Lincolnshire, a village in England* Appleby Magna, a village and parish in Leicestershire, England** Appleby Parva, a village in the parish of Appleby Magna* Appleby-in-Westmorland, a town in Cumbria, England...
or "Northern Westmorland".
List of High Sheriffs
The following is an incomplete list of historical High SheriffHigh 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...
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Except where separately referenced, names are taken from the website of the Public Records Office in Kew
Kew
Kew is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in South West London. Kew is best known for being the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens, now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace...
. The references given are also used throughout English archives.
Between the thirteenth century and 1849, the office of High Sheriff was hereditary, firstly granted in perpetuity by King John to Robert de Veteripont and afterwards held by the de Clifford family and then by the Earls of Thanet
Earl of Thanet
Earl of the Isle of Thanet, in practice shortened to Earl of Thanet, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Nicholas Tufton, 1st Baron Tufton. He had already succeeded as second Baronet of Hothfield in 1631 and been created Baron Tufton, of Tufton in the County of Sussex,...
, until the 11th earl died with no successors. Due to the continued absence of the earlier incumbents on military service the duties would be actually be undertaken by a trusted Deputy Sheriff.
The office was finally abolished in 1974 when the shrievalty of Cumbria was established.
- 1129. Richard filius Gerardi de Appleby.
- 1174. Ranulf de Glanville
- 1176. Ranulf de Glanville
- 1177. Ranulf de Glanville
- c. 1189. Osbert de Longo Campo (Longchamp)Osbert de LongchampOsbert de Longchamp or Osbert de Longo Campo was an Anglo-Norman administrator.He was born in Wilton Castle, near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, the son of Hugh de Longchamp...
D MUS 2/10/24
- 1191-1199 Hugh BardulfHugh BardulfHugh Bardulf or Hugh Bardolf was a medieval English administrator and royal justice. Known for his legal expertise, he also served as a financial administrator. He served three kings of England before his death....
- 1199. Geoffrey FitzPeter
- 1201. Geoffrey FitzPeter and Roger Bellocampo [Beauchamp] (under-sheriff?)(cf. The History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmoreland and Cumberland. Vol. I)
- 1200. William de Stuteville. D MUS 2/10/67.
- 1202. William Stutevil and Philip Escrope (under-sheriff?)
- 1204-1228 Robert de VeteripontRobert de VieuxpontRobert de Vieuxpont or Robert de Veteriponte was an Anglo-Norman landowner and administrator in the north of England.He was born the younger son of William de Vieuxpont and his wife Maud de Morville....
(Vipont) - 1235 John de Vieuxpont VipontVipontVipont may mean:*Vieuxpont, the name of a significant family in the history of Westmorland, UK, which may be spelt in several ways, including "Vipont".*Vipont , a list of people named "Vipont"....
(Hereditary Sheriff 1228–1243) - c. 1230. Alexander Bachucton D/WYB/2/115
- 1241 Gilbert of Kirketon DDHV/70/1
- 1241-43 John de Veteriponte(Hereditary Sheriff 1228–1243)
- Robert de Vieuxpont (Hereditary Sheriff 1243–1242)
- John de Vieuxpont (Hereditary Sheriff 1242–1264)
- Isobella and Idomea Vieuxpont (Hereditary Sheriffs 1264-1308?)
- mid 13th century. Roger de Stokes D/WYB/2/35
- before 1283 Thomas de Mussegrave D/WYB/2/38
- c. 1280-1290 William de Steynton D MUS 2/10/88
- c. 1283-1289 Sir Richard de Medburn D/WYB/2/42
- 1284 Michael de Hartcla D/WYB/2/116
- 1288 Robert de Morvill D/WYB/2/43
- 1294 Thomas de Hellebek WD D/MD 40
- 1312 1312 Robert de Morwyll D HC 2/11/6
- 1317 Henry de Warthecopp D/WYB/2/117
- 1320-1322 Hugh de Louther SC 8/151/7531 (Louther also served as sheriff from October 1320 to February 1322)
- 1322-1323 Hugh de Louther SC 8/151/7531 (Louther did hold the office from December 1322 to July 1323, and it is possible that this short term was as a result of the complaints made in this petition (List of Sheriffs, p.150). However Louther also served as sheriff from October 1320 to February 1322)
- c. 1323-1325 Henry de Threlkeld C 49/45/14
- 1329 Thomas de Waryekop D/WYB/2/123
- 1330 Nicholas de Grendon SC 8/33/1650
- 1333-1334? Robert de Sandford D MUS 2/10/32
- 1342 Thomas de Musgrave D/WYB/2/124
- Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford (Heriditary Sheriff 1308?–1314 (killed))
- Roger de Clifford, 2nd Baron Clifford (Hereditary Sheriff 1314–1322 (hanged and attainted 1322))
- Robert de Clifford, 3rd Baron Clifford (Attainder revoked 1327. Hereditary Sheriff 1327–1344)
- 1344 Robert de Clifford, 4th Baron Clifford (Hereditary Sheriff 1344–1344)
- 1351 John de Burgham
- 1355 Hugh de la Boure C 131/9/17
- c. 1360 Roger Clifford, 5th Baron de Clifford (Hereditary Sheriff 1350–1389) SC 8/130/6466
- Thomas Clifford, 6th Baron de Clifford (Hereditary Sheriff 1389–1391)
- John Clifford, 7th Baron de CliffordJohn Clifford, 7th Baron de CliffordSir John Clifford, 7th Baron de Clifford, also 7th Lord of Skipton, KG , hereditary High Sheriff of Westmorland was an English peer.-Life:...
(Hereditary Sheriff 1391–1422) (killed 1422) - 1380 William de Lancaster WD RY/BOX 92/53
- 1389 Walter de Stirkeland SC 8/222/11077
- 1402 Elizabeth Clifford SC 8/119/5945
- 1403-1406 Thomas Warcop SC 8/23/1108 (Thomas Warcop of Lambert's Ash was sheriff between November 1403 and October/November 1406, and again (unless this is the son?) between September/October 1417 and October 1418)
- 1406-1408 William de Thornburgh SC 8/23/1108 (sheriff between October/November 1406 and October/November 1408)
- 1417-1418 Thomas Warcop SC 8/23/1108 (Thomas Warcop of Lambert's Ash was sheriff between November 1403 and October/November 1406, and again (unless this is the son?) between September/October 1417 and October 1418)
- Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford (Hereditary Sheriff 1422-1455) (killed 1455)
- John Clifford, 9th Baron de CliffordJohn Clifford, 9th Baron de CliffordJohn Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford, also 9th Lord of Skipton was a Lancastrian military leader during the Wars of the Roses...
(Hereditary sheriff 1455-1461, attainted 1461) - 1462–1473 Sir John Parr
- 1484–1485 Sir Richard Ratcliff Awarded for life but killed 1485.
- 1512 Henry Clifford C 131/97/16 (attainder revoked 1485, Hereditary sheriff 1485-1523)
- Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of CumberlandHenry Clifford, 1st Earl of CumberlandHenry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland KG was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676. He was a close friend of Henry VIII and his son Henry married the King's niece Lady Eleanor Brandon. He was created Earl of Cumberland on June 18, 1525 and made a Knight...
(Hereditary sheriff 1423–1542) - Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of CumberlandHenry Clifford, 2nd Earl of CumberlandHenry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland was a member of the Clifford family which held the seat of Skipton from 1310 to 1676. He was married to Lady Eleanor Brandon, a niece of Henry VIII of England.-Family:...
(Hereditary sheriff 1542-1570) - George Clifford, 3rd Earl of CumberlandGeorge Clifford, 3rd Earl of CumberlandSir George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, KG was an English peer, as well as a naval commander and courtier in the court of Queen Elizabeth I.-Background:...
(Hereditary sheriff 1570-1605) - 1643-1676 Lady Anne CliffordLady Anne CliffordLady Anne Clifford, 14th Baroness de Clifford was the only surviving child of George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland by his wife Lady Margaret Russell, daughter of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford...
(Hereditary sheriff 1606–1676) - 1676-1679 Nicholas Tufton, 3rd Earl of ThanetNicholas Tufton, 3rd Earl of ThanetNicholas Tufton, 3rd Earl of Thanet , styled Lord Tufton until 1664, was an English nobleman.Tufton was the eldest son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet, and Lady Margaret, daughter of Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset and Lady Anne Clifford. Through his father he was a great-great-grandson of...
- 1679-1680 John Tufton, 4th Earl of ThanetEarl of ThanetEarl of the Isle of Thanet, in practice shortened to Earl of Thanet, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Nicholas Tufton, 1st Baron Tufton. He had already succeeded as second Baronet of Hothfield in 1631 and been created Baron Tufton, of Tufton in the County of Sussex,...
WD RY/BOX 86/21 - 1680-1684 Richard Tufton, 5th Earl of ThanetRichard Tufton, 5th Earl of ThanetRichard Tufton, 5th Earl of Thanet , styled The Honourable Richard Tufton until 1680, was an English nobleman....
- 1684–1729 Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of ThanetThomas Tufton, 6th Earl of ThanetThomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet, 18th Baron de Clifford PC was an English nobleman and politician.He was the fourth son of John Tufton, 2nd Earl of Thanet and his wife Margaret Sackville, Baroness Clifford and inherited the title on the death in 1684 of his elder brother Richard Tufton, 5th Earl...
- 1729-1753 Sackville Tufton, 7th Earl of ThanetSackville Tufton, 7th Earl of ThanetSackville Tufton, 7th Earl of Thanet , known as Sackville Tufton until 1729, was a British nobleman and politician....
- 1753-1786 Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of ThanetSackville Tufton, 8th Earl of ThanetSackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet . He was the second son of Sackville Tufton, 7th Earl of Thanet. Tufton received his early education at Westminster School. He was the father of the 9th, 10th and 11th Earls of Thanet, and John Tufton, a noted cricketer. He was hereditary High Sheriff of...
DRO/021/102 - 1786-1825 Sackville Tufton, 9th Earl of ThanetSackville Tufton, 9th Earl of ThanetSackville Tufton, 9th Earl of Thanet succeeded to his title in April 1786, following the death of his father Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet...