The office of High Sheriff of Hereford and Worcester came into existence with the county of

Hereford and Worcester Hereford and Worcester was an English non-metropolitan county created on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 from the areas of the former administrative county of Herefordshire, most of Worcestershire (except Halesowen, Stourbridge ...

on 1 April 1974 under the provisions of the

Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...

. The office subsumed that of the much older offices of

Sheriff of Herefordshire This is a list of Sheriffs and, since 1998, High Sheriffs of Herefordshire The position of Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in each county, but over the centurie ...

and

Sheriff of Worcestershire This is a list of sheriffs and since 1998 high sheriffs of Worcestershire. The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the ...

. The office was abolished in 1998 and the functions of the High Sheriff of Hereford and Worcester returned to the offices of the Sheriff of Herefordshire and Sheriff of Worcestershire, both of which were renamed High Sheriff. During its existence the office of High Sheriff of Hereford and Worcester remained the sovereign's representative in the county for all matters relating to the judiciary and the maintenance of law and order. The High Sheriff changed every March.

Officeholders

*1974: Colonel George Michael Singleton, of Tustins,

Colwall Colwall is a civil parish in Herefordshire, England, situated on the border with Worcestershire, nestling on the western side of the Malvern Hills at the heart of the AONB. Areas of the village are known as Colwall Stone, Upper Colwall which sha ...

, near Malvern *1975: George Howard Heaton, of The Tee,

Martley Martley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of the English county of Worcestershire. It is approximately nine miles north-west of Worcester. The population of the village is approximately 1,200 people. The mixed farming of ...

, near Worcester *1976: David Vernon Swynfen Cottrell, of Rectory Farm Cottage,

Kemerton Kemerton is a village and civil parish in Worcestershire in England. It lies at the extreme south of the county in the local government district of Wychavon. Until boundary changes in 1931, it formed part of neighbouring Gloucestershire, and it ...

, Tewkesbury *1977: Lieut-Colonel Edward Courtenay Phillips, of Chase House, Monnington-on-Wye, near

Hereford Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...

. *1978: John Sydney Birch Lea, of Dunley Hall,

Stourport-on-Severn Stourport-on-Severn, often shortened to Stourport, is a town and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of North Worcestershire, England, a few miles to the south of Kidderminster and downstream on the River Severn from Bewdley. At the 2011 ce ...

*1979: Bernard Arthur Higgins, of The Halesend,

Storridge Cradley () is a village in the civil parish of Cradley and Storridge, in Herefordshire, England. The nearest towns are Ledbury, to the south, and Bromyard, to the north west, in Herefordshire and Malvern, Worcestershire, to the south east on t ...

, near Malvern. *1980: Colonel Thomas Jim Bowen, of Little Blakes,

Shelsley Beauchamp Shelsley Beauchamp or Great Shelsley is a village and civil parish north west of Worcester, in the Malvern Hills district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 192. It is on the opposite bank of the Riv ...

*1981: Richard Chevallier Green, of The Whittern,

Lyonshall Lyonshall is a historic village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Penrhos, Herefordshire, Penrhos. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census, the civil parish had a population of ...

, Kington. *1982: Lieut-Cdr. John Alan Bennet Thomson, of Bransford Manor, Worcester. *1983: Keith Robert Henshaw James of Broadfield Court,

Bodenham Bodenham is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, and on a bend in the River Lugg, about seven miles south of Leominster. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,024, reducing to 998 at the 2011 census. The vill ...

. *1984: Lieut-Colonel Patrick Charles Britten of Wichenford Court, near Worcester. *1985: Captain Charles Patrick Hazlehurst, of Broomy Court, Llandmabo, Hereford. *1986: William Richard Broughton Webb, of Barbers,

, Worcester *1987: Christopher Charles Harley of

Brampton Bryan Hall Brampton Bryan Hall is a 17th-century English country house in the village of Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire. It is still owned by the descendants of Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, chief minister under Queen Anne and is a Grade II* listed buildin ...

Bucknell, Shropshire Bucknell is a village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. The village lies on the River Redlake, within of the River Teme and close to the border of Wales and Herefordshire. It is about east of Knighton and is set within the Shro ...

. *1988: Thomas Monsanto Berington, of Little Malvern Court,

Malvern Malvern or Malverne may refer to: Places Australia * Malvern, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide * Malvern, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne * City of Malvern, a former local government area near Melbourne * Electoral district of Malvern, an e ...

. *1989: Major David John Cecil Davenport, of Mansel House,

Mansel Lacy Mansel Lacy (alternatively spelled Mansell Lacy) is a small village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. It is located north west of Hereford, close to the A480 road. The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was 139. The chur ...

. *1990: Michael Ashley Cecil Brinton, of Park Hall,

Kidderminster Kidderminster is a large market and historic minster town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, south-west of Birmingham and north of Worcester. Located north of the River Stour and east of the River Severn, in the 2011 census, it had ...

. *1991: David Edward Bulmer, of Brilley Court,

Brilley Brilley is a small village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, close to the border with Wales, and about north-east of the Welsh border town of Hay-on-Wye Hay-on-Wye ( cy, Y Gelli Gandryll), simply known locally as "Hay" ( cy, Y Gel ...

Whitney-on-Wye Whitney-on-Wye is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, roughly a mile east of the border with Wales. The population of this civil parish at the 2011 census was 117. It is on the A438 road, and on the River Wye. The village is ...

. *1992: Vanda Alexandra Clare, Lady Cotterell, of Garnons,

. *1993: Stephen John Anthony Webb, of The Bean House, Cradley, near

. *1994: George Meysey Clive of Whitfield,

Allensmore Allensmore is a village in Herefordshire, England. It is located on the A465 road about south-west of Hereford. The church is dedicated to Saint Andrew. History The name 'Allensmore' derives from 'Alan's Moor'. It has been suggested that Alle ...

. *1995: Hugh Bernard Derbyshire, of The Eades,

Upton-upon-Severn Upton-upon-Severn (or Upton on Severn, etc. and locally simply Upton) is a town and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire, England. Lying on the A4104 (formerly A440), the 2011 census recorded a population of 2,881 for the ...

. *1996: Rosemary Sally Clive, of Perrystone Court,

Ross-on-Wye Ross-on-Wye (Welsh: ''Rhosan ar Wy'') is a market town in England, near the border with Wales. It had a population of 10,582 according to the 2011 census, estimated at 11,309 in 2019. It lies in south-eastern Herefordshire, on the River Wye and ...

. *1997: Michael Eliot Howard, of Green Farm, Sankyn's Green,

Little Witley Little Witley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. History Pre-history There has been little if any evidence of early human activity in Little Witley, however Neolithic, Bron ...

. For 1998 onwards, see

High Sheriff of Herefordshire This is a list of Sheriffs and, since 1998, High Sheriffs of Herefordshire The position of Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in each county, but over the centurie ...

and

High Sheriff of Worcestershire This is a list of sheriffs and since 1998 high sheriffs of Worcestershire. The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of th ...

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