This is a list of sheriffs and since 1998 high sheriffs of
Worcestershire
Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see His ...
.
The
Sheriff
A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly transla ...
is the oldest
secular
Secularity, also the secular or secularness (from Latin ''saeculum'', "worldly" or "of a generation"), is the state of being unrelated or neutral in regards to religion. Anything that does not have an explicit reference to religion, either negativ ...
office under the Crown. 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. 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 ...
, on 1 April 1974 the office previously known as Sheriff was retitled
High Sheriff.
Under the same act
Herefordshire
Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthshire ...
and
Worcestershire
Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see His ...
were merged to form the new 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 ...
, therefore the office of Sheriff of Worcestershire was replaced by that of
High Sheriff of Hereford and Worcester. However, in 1998 the new county was dissolved, restoring Herefordshire and Worcestershire and creating the offices of
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.
Medieval
Early Norman
Henry II (25 October 1154 – 6 July 1189)
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England'';
[ Pages 376–382] ''Rev George Miller, The Parishes of the Diocese of Worcester''
Richard I 6 July 1189 – 6 April 1199
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England''
John 1199–1216
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England''
Henry III 1216–1272
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England''
Edward I 1272–1307
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England''
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William de Bello Campo Comes Warwick 1–26
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Guido de Bello Campo 27–35
Edward II 7 July 1307 – 25 January 1327
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England''
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Guido de Bello Campo, Comes Warwick and Robert de Berkenhall
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Guido de Bello Campo, Comes Warwick and Walter de Perthrope 2–5
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Guido de Bello Campo, and Robert de Warwick 6–7
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Guido de Bello Campo 8
* Johan de Hernyold 9
* Walter de Bello Campo 10–11
* William Stracy 12–14
* William de Bello Campo 15–16
* Nicholas Russell 17–18
* Walter de Kokesey 19
Edward III 25 January 1327 – 1377
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England''
Richard II 1377–99
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England''
Henry IV Bolingbroke 30 September 1399 – 1413
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England''
Henry V 20 March 1413 – 1422
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England''
Henry VI
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Richard de Bello Campo 1–15
* Norman Washburne, Subvice 16
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Henry Beauchamp 18
* Thomas Lyttelton 26
* Richard Nevyle 28
Edward IV (first reign) 4 March 1461 – 2 October 1470
:* Gualterus Skull 12
:* James Radclyffe 20
Richard III 26 June 1483 – 1485
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England''
Henry VII 22 August 1485 – 1509
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England''
* Humphrey Stafford
John Savage II, mil.13-24
Early modern
Henry VIII 21 April 1509 – 1547
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England''
Edward VI 28 January 1547 – 1553
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England''
Mary I 19 July 1553 – 1558
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England''
Elizabeth I 1558 – 1603
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England''
James I 24 March 1603 – 1625
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England''
Charles I (1625–49)
: ''Source: Thomas Fuller’s Worthies of England''
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
21st century
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Worcestershire
Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see His ...
Local government in Worcestershire
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