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

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. The

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is the oldest secular 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

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, on 1 April 1974 the office previously known as Sheriff was retitled High Sheriff. The High Sheriff changes every March. For a period prior to the middle of the 16th century the Sheriff of Warwickshire was also the

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Sheriffs

11th and 12th centuries

;From 1158 to 1566 the Sheriff of Warwickshire was also

13th century

14th century

15th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

High Sheriffs

20th century

21st century

{{columns-list, colwidth=30em, *2000–2001: John S. Hammon *2001–2002: Sarah Holman *2002–2003: William Matthew Stratford Dugdale *2003–2004: Roger V. Wiglesworth *2004–2005: Gwendoline M. Jefferson *2005–2006: Balraj Singh Dhesi MBE ''(of Royal Leamington Spa)'' *2006–2007: Jeremy Martin Pragnell *2007–2008: Andrew John Arkwright *2008–2009: Anna March Trye *2009–2010: Linda, Lady Kilmaine *2010–2011: Richard Michael Hardy *2011–2012: Tim Cox *2012–2013: Robert Waley-Cohen *2013–2014: Keith Howard Sach *2014–2015: Clare Hopkinson *2015–2016: Janet Bell Smith *2016–2017: Richard Markham D'Aguilar Samuda ''(of Slindon Common, Arundel)'' *2017–2018: Mark Edward Trehearne Davies ''(of Shipston-on-Stour)'' *2018–2019: Mrs Clare Anna Insull Sawdon of Hatton, Warwick *2019–2020: Simon James Victor Miesegaes ''(of Shipston-on-Stour)'' *2020–2021: Joseph Greenwell CBE ''(of Harbury, Royal Leamington Spa)'' *2021–2022: The Lady Willoughby de Broke of ''(of Moreton-in-Marsh)'' *2022–2023: David Randon Kelham ''(of Warwick)''{{London Gazette, issue=63644, page=5082, date=17 March 2021

References

The history of the worthies of England, Volume 3

The history of the worthies of England, Volume 2

Notes

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Sources

* ''Debrett's Illustrated Baronetage, with the Knightage, 1876'', Dean and Son (London), 1876 * ''Debrett's Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, 1954'', C. F. J. Hankinson (ed.), 1954 * ''Birmingham Post Year Book and Who's Who'', various editions, 1973–85 * ''Whitaker's Almanack'', various editions * ''History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. Volumes 1–4'' (1835) John Burke ({{ISBN, 978-0-8063-0742-8) {{Google books, F_4GAAAAQAAJ, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2 {{High Shrievalties {{DEFAULTSORT:High Sheriff of Warwickshire

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