This is a list of the High Sheriffs of

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...

. 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 transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. The High Sheriff changes every March.

Sheriffs

Before the 13th century

*c.1070–c1090 William of Keynes (or Cahaignes) "English Historical Review" *c.1086

Hugh fitzBaldric Hugh fitzBaldric (sometimes Hugh FitzBaldric or Hugh fitz Baldric) was a Norman nobleman and royal official in England after the Norman Conquest of England. Hugh first appears in the historical record around 1067 when he was the witness to a char ...

*c1125–1128: Hugh de Warelville *1129:

Richard Basset Richard Basset (died between 1135 and 1144) was a royal judge and sheriff during the reign of King Henry I of England. His father was also a royal justice. In about 1122 Basset married the eventual heiress of another justice; the marriage settle ...

and

Aubrey de Vere II Aubrey de Vere (''c.'' 1085 – May 1141) — also known as "Alberic sde Ver" and "Albericus ''regis camerarius''" (the king's chamberlain)— was the second of that name in England after the Norman Conquest, being the eldest surviving son of Aub ...

*1154:

and

*1155–1156: Simon Fitz Peter *1161–1162: Hugh Gobion *1163: Simon Fitz Peter and Hugh Gobion *1164–1168: Simon Fitz Peter *1169–1173: Robert, son of Gawini *1174–1176: Hugo de Gundevill *1177–1182: Thomas, son of Bernard *1183: Thomas and Radulph Morin *1184–1186:

Geoffrey Fitz Peter Geoffrey Fitz Peter, Earl of Essex (c. 1162–1213) was a prominent member of the government of England during the reigns of Richard I and John. The patronymic is sometimes rendered Fitz Piers, for he was the son of Piers de Lutegareshale (born ...

*1189: Geoffrey Fitz Peter *1190–1191: Richard Engaigne *1192–1193: Geoffrey Fitz Peter and Robert, son of Radulph *1194: Godfrey and

Simon of Pattishall Simon of Pattishall (or Pateshull) (died 1217) was an English judge and civil servant who is considered the first Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Life The first appearance of Pattishall in the records was in 1190, where he served as the escheat ...

Sheriffs

Before the 13th century

13th century

14th century

15th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

References

External links