This is a list of the sheriffs and high sheriffs of

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...

. The

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is the oldest secular office under the Crown. 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 1204 to 1344 the High Sheriff of Staffordshire also served as

Sheriff of Shropshire This is a list of sheriffs and high sheriffs of Shropshire The 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 responsibil ...

. Under the provisions of the

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, on 1 April 1974 the office previously known as sheriff was retitled high sheriff. The high sheriff changes every March.

Sheriffs

11th century

* 1086: Robert de Stafford . * 1094: Nicholas de Stafford

12th century

13th century

14th century

15th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

High sheriffs

20th century

21st century

References

* ''London Gazette'' * *
''History of Staffordshire'' from British History Online
* * *
volume 2
(1835)
volume 3
(1835)
volume 4
(1835) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:High Sheriff Of Staffordshire

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