The office of
High Sheriff of
Clwyd
Clwyd () is a preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east corner of the country; it is named after the River Clwyd, which runs through the area. To the north lies the Irish Sea, with the English ceremonial counties of Cheshire to th ...
was established in 1974 as part of the creation of the county of Clwyd in Wales following the Local Government Act 1972, and effectively replaced the shrievalties of the amalgamated counties of
Flintshire
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and
Denbighshire
Denbighshire ( ; cy, Sir Ddinbych; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name. This part of Wales contains the country's oldest known evidence of habitation – Pontnewydd (Bontnewy ...
.
High Sheriffs of Clwyd
*1974 Philip John Warburton-Lee of Broad Oak, Whitchurch, Salop.
*1975 John Wynne Bankes of Mynachlog, Northop.
*1976 William Reinallt Williams of Llewesog Hall, Prion, near Denbigh.
*1977 Sir Wyndham Charles Henry Hanmer, 6th Baronet of The Mere House, Hanmer, Whitchurch
*1978 Patrick Beaumont, of Donadea Lodge, Babell.
*1979 Raffaello William Biagi of Coed Coppi Fancer, Llandyrnog.
*1980 David Foulk Myddleton of Caeaugwynion Farm, Chirk.
*1981 Miss Marigold Evelyn Graham of Plas-yn-Rhos, Ruthin.
*1982 Arthur David Bentley Brooks of Higher Barns, Malpas, Cheshire
*1983 Major Thomas Smith of Gwaenynog, Denbigh.
*1984 David Humphrey Griffith of Garthmeilio, Llangwm.
*1985 Mrs Noreen Louisa Edwards of Pine Trees, Llanrwst Road, Upper Colwyn Bay
*1986 The Hon. Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, of Gredington, Whitchurch, Shropshire.
*1987 Geoffrey Laird Jackson of Plas Newydd, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Ruthin.
*1988 Hugh Simon Fetherstonhaugh of Faenol Bach, Bodelwyddan, Rhyl.
*1989 David Mars-Jones of LLansannan, Denbigh.
*1990
Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 11th Baronet
The Williams-Wynn Baronetcy, of Gray's Inn in the County of Middlesex was created in the Baronetage of England on 6 July 1688 for William Williams, a prominent Welsh politician and lawyer from Anglesey, Wales. A member of the family, Sir Watki ...
of Plas-yn-Cefn, St. Asaph.
*1991 Philip Peter Davies-Cooke of Gwysaney Hall, Mold.
*1992 Robert Gwynn Hughes of Brook House Farm, Denbigh.
*1993
Philip Caulfield Godsal
*1994 Captain Nicholas Montgomery Archdale of Penbedw, Nannerch, Mold.
*1995 William Field Glazebrook
*1996 Roger Henry William Graham-Palmer of Cefn Park, Wrexham.
*1997 Sir Charles Douglas Lowther, 6th Baronet
*1998 Colonel Henry Michael Edward Cadogan of Fron Isaf, Pentre Celyn, Ruthin.
*1999 Derwen Eurfyl Williams of Plas Yn Cwm, St Asaph, Denbighshire
*2000 Maurice Carstairs Jones-Mortimer
*2001 Robert John Best of Plas Yn Vivod, Llangollen.
*2002 Commander Francis John Cadman Bradshaw of Rhagatt Hall, Carrog, Corwen.
*2003 Nicholas David Bankes of Cilcain, near Mold.
*2004 Dr Julia Helen O'Hara of Padeswood, Near Mold
*2005 Harold Michael Clunie Cunningham
*2006 Susan Gordon Hudson
*2007 Jonathan Patrick Neale Major
*2008 Stephen Dudley Cheshire of Denbigh
*2009 Henry Geoffrey Robertson of Corwen
*2010 Lady Janet Jones of Hawarden
*2011 E F Lloyd FitzHugh of Wrexham
*2012 Henry M Dixon of Llangynhafal, Denbigh
*2013 Celia Jenkins of Llangollen
*2014 J D Meredith Jones of The Old Rectory, Bodfari, Denbigh
*2015 Mrs Janet Patricia Evans of Llanrwst, Conwy
*2016 James Peter O'Toole of Cwm Dyserth, Rhyl
*2017 Mrs Charlotte Henrietta Gaylyn Howard of Llandyrnog, Denbigh
*2018
Lady Hanmer of Whitchurch
*2019 Mrs Stephanie Lynne Catherall of Nercwys, Near Mold
*2020 David Heneage Wynne-Finch of Bettws-y-Coed
*2021 John Stephen Thomas of St Asaph
*2022 Mrs Zoe Jane Henderson of Ruthin
*2023 Mrs Kate Louise Hill-Trevor
See also
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High Sheriff of Flintshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Flintshire.
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 responsibilitie ...
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High Sheriff of Denbighshire
The first High Sheriff of Denbighshire was John Salusbury, snr, appointed in 1540. The shrievalty of Denbighshire, together with that of Flintshire, continued until 1974 when it was abolished after the county and shrievalty of Clwyd was create ...
References
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Clwyd
Clwyd () is a preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east corner of the country; it is named after the River Clwyd, which runs through the area. To the north lies the Irish Sea, with the English ceremonial counties of Cheshire to th ...