This is a list of sheriffs and high sheriffs of the English county of

Rutland Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire. Its greatest len ...

. The

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is the oldest secular office under the Crown: there has been a Sheriff of Rutland since 1129. 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

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, on 1 April 1974 the office previously known as sheriff was retitled high sheriff. The high sheriff changes every March. After some 22 years as part of

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, Rutland was split away in 1996 as a unitary authority with its own shrievalty, thus establishing the separate High Sheriff of Rutland.

Sheriffs

1100–1200

*1129: William de Albeni, the Breton *1155: Richard de Humez *1156: Thomas Ondeby *1157: Robert filius Goboldi *1159: Richard de Humez *1161: Robert filius Goboldi *1163: Richard de Humez *1165: Robert Goebold *1166: Richard de Humez *1179: William Malduit *1188: Amalric Dispensator (Despenser) *1189: William Malduit *1195: William de Albeni *1198: Benedict de Haveresham *1199: Hugh le Scot

1200–1300

*1200–1205: Robert Malduit *1205–1211: Ralph Normanville *1211–1217:

Robert of Braybrooke Robert of Braybrooke or Robert le May (1168–1210) was a medieval landowner, justice and sheriff. Biography He was born at Braybrooke, Northamptonshire the son of justiciar Ingebald de Braybrooke and his wife Albreda de Neumarche. Le May accumu ...

and

Henry of Braybrooke Henry of Braybrooke (died 1234) was an English High Sheriff and justice. Biography He was the son of Robert of Braybrooke, who had served as High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Rutland, as well as Master of the Gr ...

*1215–1224: Falkes de Breauté *1218–1228: Alan Basset *1228–1254: Jeffery de Rokingham *1254–1259: Ralph de Greneham *1259–1272: Anketyn de Markinal *1272–1281: Peter Wakerville and William Bovile *1281–1289: Alberic de Whitleber *1289–1300: Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall

1300–1400

*1300–1301: John Burley *1302–1312: Margaret, widow of Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall *1313–1316: Margaret, widow of Piers Gaveston *1316–1318: Hugh de Audley, 1st Baron Audley *1321: Ivo de Aldeburgh *1322–1327:

Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent (5 August 130119 March 1330), whose seat was Arundel Castle in Sussex, was the sixth son of King Edward I of England, and the second by his second wife Margaret of France, and was a younger half-brother o ...

*1327–1347: Hugh de Audley, 1st Baron Audley (died in office 1347) *1349–1360:

William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, KG (c. 1312 – 16 September 1360) was an English nobleman and military commander. Lineage He was the fifth son of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Elizabeth of Rhuddlan. He had a twin brot ...

(died in office 1360) *1360–1365: William Wade *1365–1373:

Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford, 6th Earl of Essex, 2nd Earl of Northampton, KG (March 25, 1342–January 16, 1373) was the son of William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, and Elizabeth de Badlesmere, and grandson of Humphrey de Bohun, ...

(died in office 1363) *1374–1376: John Wittleborough of Whissendine and Milton and Marholm, Northants *1376–1377: Simon Ward *1378: John Wittleborough of Whissendine and Milton and Marholm, Northants *1379: Sir Thomas de Burton, Kt. *1380: John Basings *1381: William Moorwood *1382: John Wittleborough of Whissendine and Milton and Marholm, Northants *1383: William Flore (or Flower) *1384: Walter Skarles of Uppingham *1385: Sir John de Calveley of Stapleford, Leics. and Teigh *1386–1387: Robert de Vere *1388: John Wittleborough of Whissendine and Milton and Marholm, Northants *1388: Walter Skarles of Uppingham *1389: Sir John de Calveley of Stapleford, Leics. and Teigh *1390–1397: Edward, Earl of Rutland *1397–1399: Thomas Onderley *1399: John Wittleborough of Whissendine and Milton and Marholm, Northants

1400–1500

1500–1600

1600–1700

1700–1800

1800–1899

1900–1973

High sheriff

References

*''The Rutland Magazine and County Historical Record'', Vol 4, (Oakham: C Matkin, 1910), pp73–85
The History of the Worthies of England volume 3

External links

The High Sheriffs' Association of England and Wales (The Shrievalty Association)High Sheriff of Rutland website
{{High Shrievalties

Local government in Rutland High Sheriff