High Sheriffs of England and Wales

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High Sheriffs of England and Wales are ceremonial royal officers appointed annually in each county to support the Crown and judiciary, with historic roots in medieval law enforcement and local governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial office
public office in the United Kingdom
royal office
appliesToJurisdiction England
Wales
appointedBy monarch of the United Kingdom
ceremonialDress court dress with sword
country United Kingdom
hasCurrentFunction attendance at royal visits
promotion of voluntary and community sector
support of the Crown
support of the judiciary
hasHistoricalFunction chief law enforcement officer of the county
collection of royal revenues
local representative of the Crown
hasPart High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
High Sheriff of Bristol
High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire
High Sheriff of Cheshire
High Sheriff of Clwyd
High Sheriff of Cornwall
High Sheriff of Derbyshire
High Sheriff of Devon
High Sheriff of Dorset
High Sheriff of Dyfed
High Sheriff of Essex
High Sheriff of Glamorgan
High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
High Sheriff of Greater London
High Sheriff of Gwent
High Sheriff of Gwynedd
High Sheriff of Hampshire
High Sheriff of Herefordshire
High Sheriff of Hertfordshire
High Sheriff of Kent
High Sheriff of Lancashire
High Sheriff of Leicestershire
High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
High Sheriff of Merseyside
High Sheriff of Norfolk
High Sheriff of North Yorkshire
High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire
High Sheriff of Oxfordshire
High Sheriff of Powys
High Sheriff of Shropshire
High Sheriff of Somerset
High Sheriff of South Yorkshire
High Sheriff of Staffordshire
High Sheriff of Suffolk
High Sheriff of Surrey
High Sheriff of Sussex
High Sheriff of Tyne and Wear
High Sheriff of Warwickshire
High Sheriff of West Midlands
High Sheriff of West Yorkshire
High Sheriff of Wiltshire
High Sheriff of Worcestershire
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
inception Anglo-Saxon period
legalBasis Sheriffs Act 1887
officeHolders are non-political
are unpaid
relatedPosition Lord Lieutenant
surface form: Lord-Lieutenants of the counties of the United Kingdom
replacedByInLawEnforcement police forces in England and Wales
scope one high sheriff in each county of England and Wales at any time
selectionProcess pricking ceremony
subordinateTo Crown in right of the United Kingdom
surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
termLength one year

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High Sheriff of Lancashire partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
High Sheriff of Gloucestershire partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
this entity surface form: High Sheriffs of England
High Sheriff of Oxfordshire partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
High Sheriff of Staffordshire partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
High Sheriff of South Yorkshire partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
High Sheriff of Berkshire partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
High Sheriff of Cornwall partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
High Sheriff of Devon partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
High Sheriff of Somerset partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
High Sheriff of Wiltshire partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
this entity surface form: High Sheriffs of England
High Sheriff of the East Riding of Yorkshire partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
this entity surface form: High Sheriffs of England
High Sheriff of Durham partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire isPartOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
this entity surface form: High Sheriffs of England
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
High Sheriff of Dorset partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
High Sheriff of Rutland partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
High Sheriff of Yorkshire category High Sheriffs of England and Wales
High Sheriff of Yorkshire relatedConcept High Sheriffs of England and Wales
this entity surface form: Sheriff (England and Wales)
Sheriff of Kent partOf High Sheriffs of England and Wales
this entity surface form: English sheriffdoms