The High Sheriff of Berkshire, in common with other counties, was originally the King's representative on taxation upholding the law in

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times. The word Sheriff evolved from 'shire-reeve'. The title of High Sheriff is therefore much older than the other crown appointment, the

Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. Since 1689, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Berkshire. Lord-Lieutenants of Berkshire *Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk 1545–22 August 1545 * ...

, which came about after 1545. Between 1248 and 1566,

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Ber ...

and

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primaril ...

formed a joint shrievalty (apart from a brief period in 1258/1259). See

High Sheriff of Oxfordshire The High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, in common with other counties, was originally the King's representative on taxation upholding the law in Saxon times. The word Sheriff evolved from 'shire-reeve'. The title of High Sheriff is therefore much olde ...

. Unlike the

, which is generally held from appointment until the holder's death or incapacity, the title of High Sheriff is appointed / reappointed annually. The High Sheriff is assisted by an Under-Sheriff of Berkshire.

List of High Sheriffs of Berkshire

1248–1566

See

High Sheriff of Berkshire and Oxfordshire This is a list of Sheriffs of Berkshire and Oxfordshire. One sheriff was appointed for both counties from 1248 until the end of 1566 (except for 1258–1259), after which separate sheriffs were appointed. See High Sheriff of Berkshire and High Sh ...

for incumbents during this period. (From 3 November 1258 to Michaelmas 1259, Nicholas de Hendred was sheriff for Berkshire only.) 1350 John de Alveton, Sheriff of Berks., replies that he has delivered to William de Emeldon, clerk, all the chattels of Geoffrey de Weston and half his lands, as in the extent drawn up in Geoffrey's absence.

1567–1599

1600–1699

1700–1799

1800–1899

1900–1999

2000–present

References

External links

Berkshire: the Royal County
at

Berkshire Record Office The Berkshire Record Office is the county record office for Berkshire, England. It is located in Reading Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of letters, symbols, etc., especially by sight or touch. For educators and res ...

website.
Berkshire History: High Sheriffs of Berkshire

Bibliography

* (with amendments of 1963, Public Record Office) {{DEFAULTSORT:High Sheriff Of Berkshire

Local government in Berkshire

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High sheriffs of Oxfordshire High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift to ...