The Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests is a position established by the Normans in England. 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, the , which is common ...

is the oldest secular office under

the Crown The Crown is a political concept used in Commonwealth realms. Depending on the context used, it generally refers to the entirety of the State (polity), state (or in federal realms, the relevant level of government in that state), the executive ...

. 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. From 1068 until 1566 the position existed as Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests but after 1566 separate appointments were made as Sheriff of Derbyshire and Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.

List of officeholders

This is a list of sheriffs in the period 1068–1568.

11th–14th century

*1068:

William Peverel William Peverel (died 28 January 1114), Latinised to Gulielmus Piperellus), was a Norman knight granted lands in England following the Norman Conquest. Origins Little is known of the origin of the William Peverel the Elder. Of his immediat ...

*1069–1080:

Hugh fitzBaldric Hugh fitzBaldric (sometimes Hugh FitzBaldric or Hugh fitz Baldric) was a Norman nobleman and royal official in England after the Norman Conquest of England. Hugh first appears in the historical record around 1067 when he was the witness to a char ...

*1081–1087: Hugh de Port *?–1105: Richard fitz Gotse *1105: Helgot *1114: William I, Peveril *1125: Roger de Lovetot *1127–1129: Ivo de Hertz *1129: Osbert Sylvanus *1129–1153:

William Peverel the Younger William "the Younger" Peverel ( or – after 1155) was the son of William Peverel. He married Avicia de Lancaster (1088 – ) in La Marche, Normandy, France. She was possibly the daughter of William de Lancaster I and Countess Gundred de Warenn ...

*1154: Osbert Sylvanus *1155–1156: Radulf son of Engelrami *1160–1164: Radulf son of Engelrami *1165–1168: Sir

Robert FitzRanulph Robert FitzRanulf also known as Robert de Alfreton (c. 1117 – 1172) was a Saxon lord from Alfreton. He is notable for building a number of churches in Derbyshire, most notable of which is Beauchief Abbey. The abbey was dedicated to St. Thomas Be ...

*1169–1176:

William FitzRalph William FitzRalph was the High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests from 1169 to 1177.

*1177: William FitzRalph and Serlo de Grendon *1178: Serlo de Grendon *1179: William FitzRalph ( also

Seneschal The word ''seneschal'' () can have several different meanings, all of which reflect certain types of supervising or administering in a historic context. Most commonly, a seneschal was a senior position filled by a court appointment within a royal, ...

of Normandy) and Serlo de Grendon *1180–1186: Radulf Murdac *1190–1191:

Roger de Lacy Roger de Lacy (died after 1106) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman, a Marcher Lord on the Welsh border. Roger was a castle builder, especially at Ludlow Castle. Lands and titles From his father, Walter de Lacy, he inherited Castle Frome, Here ...

*1191–1194: William de Wendenal *1194:

William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby William II de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby (c. 1168 – c. 1247), was a favourite of King John of England. He succeeded to the estate (but not the title) upon the death of his father, William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby, at the Siege of Acre i ...

(for seven weeks) *1194–1199: William Brewer *1200–1201:

Hugh Bardulf Hugh Bardulf or Hugh Bardolf (died c. 1203) was a medieval English administrator and royal justice. Known for his legal expertise, he also served as a financial administrator. He served three kings of England before his death. Bardulf began hi ...

and William de Lech *1202:

and Reginald de Karduil *1203–1208:

Robert de Vieuxpont Robert de Vieuxpont (died 1227/8), also called Vipont, Veteripont, or ''de Vetere Ponte'' ("from the Old Bridge"), Baron of Westmorland, was an Anglo-Norman noble landowner and administrator. He entered royal service and was initially employed i ...

, Richard De Bello Campo (Richard Beauchamp) *1208:

Gérard d'Athée Gérard d'Athée (written in the 1215 issue of Magna Carta as Gerardi de Athyes) was a principal military commander and lord from Athée-sur-Cher, near Tours, today in France. He possessed his own castle, arms and badge of "A Lion contrapasssant q ...

and

Philip Marc Philip Marc (also Mark) was a High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and the Royal Forests in 1208. Marc has been proposed as a candidate for the role of Sheriff of Nottingham in the legend of Robin Hood.

*1209–1211:

and Peter MarkesBulwell
Nottingham History. Retrieved 16 September 2008 *1212:

and Eustace De Ludham (Sheriff of Yorkshire 1225). *1216–1221:

*1222–1224: Ralph Fitz Nicholas *1225–1232: Ralph Fitz Nicholas and Hugo le Bell *1233–1234: Ralph Fitz Nicholas and William le Derley *1232: Eustace de Ludham *1234:

Brian de Lisle Brian de Lisle (de L'Isle, de Insula) (died 1234) was an English soldier. By April 1200 Lisle was in the service of King John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Test ...

(Also castellan of Knaresborough (Yorkshire) in 1205, Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1206 and succeeded

in charge of the Archbishopric of York). *1236–1239: Hugh Fitz Ralph and Robert de Vavasour, Lord of Bilborough *1240–1241: William de Cantilupe and Baldwin de Pannton *1242–1246: Baldwin de Pannton *1247–1254: Robert de Vavasor *1255: Sir Walter De Eastwood, then from May 1258 Roger de Lovetot. *1256–1257: Roger de Lunetal *1258–1259: Simon De Heydon *1260: Simon de Asselacton (Aslockton) *1261–1262:

John de Balliol John Balliol or John de Balliol ( – late 1314), known derisively as Toom Tabard (meaning 'empty coat'), was King of Scots from 1292 to 1296. Little is known of his early life. After the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway, Scotland entered an ...

and Simon de Heydon *1263–1264: William, son of Herbert and son Henry *1265–1269:

Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton Reginald de Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Wilton (c. 1240 – 5 April 1308) was an English nobleman after whom one of the four Inns of Court is named. He was son of Sir John de Grey and grandson of Henry de Grey. The property upon which Gray's Inn si ...

and Hugh de Stapleford. *1267: Simon de Hedon but from Michaelmas, Gerard his son and Hugh de Stapleford. *1270–1271: Hugh de Stapleford and Walter, Archbishop of York. *1271: Hugh de Babbington (Under Sheriff to Walter, Archbishop of York) *1272:

Walter Giffard Walter Giffard (April 1279) was Lord Chancellor of England and Archbishop of York. Family Giffard was a son of Hugh Giffard of Boyton in Wiltshire,Greenway Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 6: York: Archbishops' a royal justice, ...

, archbishop of York. *1274: Walter de Stirclerle or Stirkelegh. *1278:

, but from (Michaelmas), Gervasse de Willesford and John de Anesle.''The Baronetage of England, Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of all the Baronets now existing'',

Edward Kimber Edward Kimber (1719–1769) was an English novelist, journalist and compiler of reference works. Life He was son of Isaac Kimber; and in early life apprentice to a bookseller, John Noon of Cheapside. He made a living by compilation and editorial ...

and Richard Johnson, Vol. I (1771) p. 24. Google Books *1279–1283: Sir Gervase Clifton (d.1323) of

Clifton Hall, Nottingham The Manor of Clifton was a historic Manorialism, manor situated near the City of Nottingham, England. The manor house, known as Clifton Hall is situated on the right bank of the River Trent in the village of Clifton, Nottingham, Clifton, Nottin ...

*1285: John de Anesle *1290: Gervase de Clifton but from (Michaelmas) William de Chaddewich and Hugh de Stapelford. *1291: William de Chaworth *1293: Phillip of Paunton *1295: Walter de Goushill of Hoveringham *1297: John de Harrington *1298: Ralph de Shirley *1300: Richard de Furneaux *1301: Ralph de Shirley *1303: Petrus Picott *1307: Willielmus de Chellasdeston (Chellaston). *1308: Petrus Picott Willielmus de Chellasdeston. *1309: Johannes de Strichesley. *1310: Thomas de Swyneford. *1311: Radulphus de Crophulle. *1312: Johannes de la Beche. *1313: Radulphus de Crophulle. *1315: Johannes de Bella Fide (John Beaufie) *1318: Henry de Fauconberg (1st term)(Sheriff of Yorkshire 1323–27) *1319: Hugo de Stokes. Henricus de Fauconbridge. *1320–1322:

Sir John Darcy ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of ...

*1322: Robert Ingram *1323: Henry de Fauconberg (2nd term)Calendar of Fine Rolls 18 EDWARD II. 309 *1324: Sir Ralph de Braylesford of

Brailsford Brailsford () is a small red-brick village and civil parish in Derbyshire on the A52 midway between Derby and Ashbourne. The parish also includes Brailsford Green. The civil parish population at the 2011 Census was 1,118. The village has a ...

, Derbyshire *1327: Robert Ingram. *1329: Thomas de Longvillers. *1329: Henry Fauconberg (3rd term) and Edmund de Cressy *1330: Johannes Bret *1331: Robertus de Joice *1334: Johannes de Oxon. *1338: Egidius de Meynell. *1341: Hugo de Hercy. *1342: Nicholaus de Longford. *1344: Johannes de Musters. *1345: Gervase de Clifton (1313–1391) of

*1346: Thomas de Bekeringe. *1347: Johannes de Vaux. *1350: Johannes Walleys. *1362: Robert Morton. *1381: John Bosun *1383: Sir John Leake *1385: John Gateford of Gateford *1387: Sir John Leake *1389: Sir Robert Fraunceys *1391: Sir Nicholas Montgomery of Marston Montgomery *1391: John Gateford of Gateford *1393: Sir John Leake *1393: Thomas Rempstone *1396: John Gateford of Gateford *1397–1399: Robert Morton of Harworth *1399: Sir John Leake *John de Keynes

15th century

16th century to 1568

References

Fuller, Thomas. The history of the worthies of England. Volume 1.

Bibliography

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