The Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests is a position established by the Normans in England.
The sheriff is the oldest secular office under
the Crown
The Crown is the state in all its aspects within the jurisprudence of the Commonwealth realms and their subdivisions (such as the Crown Dependencies, overseas territories, provinces, or states). Legally ill-defined, the term has different ...
. Formerly the 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.
From 1068 until 1566 the position existed as Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests but after 1566 separate appointments were made as Sheriff of Derbyshire and Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.
List of officeholders
This is a list of sheriffs in the period 1068–1568.
11th–14th century
*1068:
William Peverel
William Peverel († 28. January 1114), Latinised to Gulielmus Piperellus), was a Norman knight granted lands in England following the Norman Conquest.
Origins
Little is known of the origin of the William Peverel the Elder. Of his immediate f ...
*1069–1080:
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 ...
*1081–1087: Hugh de Port
*?–1105: Richard fitz Gotse
*1105: Helgot
*1114: William I, Peveril
*1125: Roger de Lovetot
*1127–1129: Ivo de Hertz
*1129: Osbert Sylvanus
*1129–1153:
William Peverel the Younger
William "the Younger" Peverel ( or – after 1155) was the son of William Peverel. He lived in Nottingham, England.
He married Avicia de Lancaster (1088 – ) in La Marche, Normandy, France. She was possibly the daughter of William de Lancaste ...
*1154: Osbert Sylvanus
*1155–1156: Radulf son of Engelrami
*1160–1164: Radulf son of Engelrami
*1165–1168: Sir Robert FitzRanulph
*1169–1176: William FitzRalph
*1177: William FitzRalph and Serlo de Grendon
*1178: Serlo de Grendon
*1179: William FitzRalph ( also Seneschal of Normandy) and Serlo de Grendon
*1180–1186: Radulf Murdac
*1190–1191:
Roger de Lacy
Roger de Lacy (died after 1106) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman, a Marcher Lord on the Welsh border. Roger was a castle builder, particularly at Ludlow Castle.
Lands and titles
From Walter de Lacy (died 1085) he inherited Castle Frome, Herefor ...
*1191–1194:
William de Wendenal
William is a male given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norm ...
*1194:
William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby
William II de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby (c. 1168 – c. 1247), was a favourite of King John of England. He succeeded to the estate (but not the title) upon the death of his father, William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby, at the Siege of Acre in ...
(for seven weeks)
*1194–1199: William Brewer
*1200–1201:
Hugh Bardulf
Hugh Bardulf or Hugh Bardolf (died c. 1203) 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.
Bardulf began hi ...
and William de Lech
*1202:
Hugh Bardulf
Hugh Bardulf or Hugh Bardolf (died c. 1203) 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.
Bardulf began hi ...
and Reginald de Karduil
*1203–1208:
Robert de Vieuxpont
Robert de Vieuxpont (died 1227/8), also called Vipont, Veteripont, or ''de Vetere Ponte'' ("from the Old Bridge"), Baron of Westmorland, was an Anglo-Norman noble landowner and administrator.
He entered royal service and was initially employed i ...
, Richard De Bello Campo (Richard Beauchamp)
*1208:
Gérard d'Athée
Gérard ( French: ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constit ...
and
Philip Marc
Philip Marc (also Mark) was a High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests in 1208. Marc has been proposed as a candidate for the role of Sheriff of Nottingham in the legend of
Robin Hood.Philip Marc
Philip Marc (also Mark) was a High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests in 1208. Marc has been proposed as a candidate for the role of Sheriff of Nottingham in the legend of
Robin Hood.Bulwell Nottingham History. Retrieved 16 September 2008
*1212:
Philip Marc
Philip Marc (also Mark) was a High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests in 1208. Marc has been proposed as a candidate for the role of Sheriff of Nottingham in the legend of
Robin Hood.Philip Marc
Philip Marc (also Mark) was a High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests in 1208. Marc has been proposed as a candidate for the role of Sheriff of Nottingham in the legend of
Robin Hood.Brian de Lisle Brian de Lisle (de L'Isle, de Insula) (died 1234) was an English soldier. By April 1200 Lisle was in the service of King John.ChurchLisle, Sir Brian de (''d''. 1234) ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' In 1204 King John confiscated Gilbert d ...
(Also castellan of Knaresborough (Yorkshire) in 1205, Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1206 and succeeded
Robert de Vieuxpont
Robert de Vieuxpont (died 1227/8), also called Vipont, Veteripont, or ''de Vetere Ponte'' ("from the Old Bridge"), Baron of Westmorland, was an Anglo-Norman noble landowner and administrator.
He entered royal service and was initially employed i ...
in charge of the Archbishopric of York).
*1236–1239: Hugh Fitz Ralph and Robert de Vavasour, Lord of Bilborough
*1240–1241: William de Cantilupe and Baldwin de Pannton
*1242–1246: Baldwin de Pannton
*1247–1254: Robert de Vavasor
*1255: Sir Walter De Eastwood, then from May 1258 Roger de Lovetot.
*1256–1257: Roger de Lunetal
*1258–1259: Simon De Heydon
*1260: Simon de Asselacton (Aslockton)
*1261–1262:
John de Balliol
John Balliol ( – late 1314), known derisively as ''Toom Tabard'' (meaning "empty coat" – coat of arms), was King of Scots from 1292 to 1296. Little is known of his early life. After the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway, Scotland entered a ...
and Simon de Heydon
*1263–1264: William, son of Herbert and son Henry
*1265–1269:
Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton
Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Wilton (c. 1240 – 5 April 1308) was an English nobleman after whom one of the four Inns of Court is named. He was son of Sir John de Grey and grandson of Henry de Grey. The property upon which Gray's Inn sits ...
and Hugh de Stapleford.
*1267: Simon de Hedon but from Michaelmas, Gerard his son and Hugh de Stapleford.
*1270–1271: Hugh de Stapleford and Walter, Archbishop of York.
*1271: Hugh de Babbington (Under Sheriff to Walter, Archbishop of York)
*1272: Walter Giffard, archbishop of York.
*1274: Walter de Stirclerle or Stirkelegh.
*1278:
Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton
Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Wilton (c. 1240 – 5 April 1308) was an English nobleman after whom one of the four Inns of Court is named. He was son of Sir John de Grey and grandson of Henry de Grey. The property upon which Gray's Inn sits ...
, but from (Michaelmas), Gervasse de Willesford and John de Anesle.''The Baronetage of England, Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of all the Baronets now existing'', Edward Kimber and Richard Johnson, Vol. I (1771) p. 24. Google Books
*1279–1283: Sir Gervase Clifton (d.1323) of Clifton Hall, Nottingham
*1285: John de Anesle
*1290: Gervase de Clifton but from (Michaelmas) William de Chaddewich and Hugh de Stapelford.
*1291: William de Chaworth
*1293: Phillip of Paunton
*1295: Walter de Goushill of Hoveringham
*1297: John de Harrington
*1298: Ralph de Shirley
*1300: Richard de Furneaux
*1301: Ralph de Shirley
*1303: Petrus Picott
*1307: Willielmus de Chellasdeston (Chellaston).
*1308: Petrus Picott Willielmus de Chellasdeston.
*1309: Johannes de Strichesley.
*1310: Thomas de Swyneford.
*1311: Radulphus de Crophulle.
*1312: Johannes de la Beche.
*1313: Radulphus de Crophulle.
*1315: Johannes de Bella Fide (John Beaufie)
*1318: Henry de Fauconberg (1st term)(Sheriff of Yorkshire 1323–27)
*1319: Hugo de Stokes. Henricus de Fauconbridge.
*1320–1322: Sir John Darcy
*1322: Robert Ingram
*1323: Henry de Fauconberg (2nd term)Calendar of Fine Rolls 18 EDWARD II. 309
*1324: Sir Ralph de Braylesford of Brailsford, Derbyshire
*1327: Robert Ingram.
*1329: Thomas de Longvillers.
*1329: Henry Fauconberg (3rd term) and Edmund de Cressy
*1330: Johannes Bret
*1331: Robertus de Joice
*1334: Johannes de Oxon.
*1338: Egidius de Meynell.
*1341: Hugo de Hercy.
*1342: Nicholaus de Longford.
*1344: Johannes de Musters.
*1345: Gervase de Clifton (1313–1391) of Clifton Hall, Nottingham
*1346: Thomas de Bekeringe.
*1347: Johannes de Vaux.
*1350: Johannes Walleys.
*1362: Robert Morton.
*1381: John Bosun
*1383: Sir John Leake
*1385: John Gateford of Gateford
*1387: Sir John Leake
*1389: Sir Robert Fraunceys
*1391: Sir Nicholas Montgomery of Marston Montgomery
*1391: John Gateford of Gateford
*1393: Sir John Leake
*1393: Thomas Rempstone
*1396: John Gateford of Gateford
*1397–1399: Robert Morton of Harworth
*1399: Sir John Leake
*John de Keynes
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The trad ...