The
high sheriff is the oldest secular office under
the Crown
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and is appointed annually (in March) by the Crown. The
High Sheriff of
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
was originally the principal
law enforcement
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officer in Norfolk and presided at the
assizes
The courts of assize, or assizes (), were periodic courts held around England and Wales until 1972, when together with the quarter sessions they were abolished by the Courts Act 1971 and replaced by a single permanent Crown Court. The assizes e ...
and other important county meetings. Most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. There was a single high sheriff serving the two counties of
Norfolk and Suffolk until 1576.
Pre 17th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
21st century
Footnotes
References
Norfolk Lists by Google books
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Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
Local government in Norfolk
History of Norfolk
High Sheriffs of Norfolk
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