High Sheriff of Cumbria

The high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the high 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. The high sheriff changes every April.

The position of High Sheriff of Cumbria has existed since the creation of the non-metropolitan and ceremonial county of Cumbria in 1974 which saw the abolition of the former shrievalties of Cumberland and Westmorland. As well as Cumberland and Westmorland Cumbria also includes former parts of Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire.

The non-metropolitan county of Cumbria was abolished on 1 April 2023 and replaced with two unitary authorities known as Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness. The two new unitary authorities continue to constitute a ceremonial county named "Cumbria" for the purpose of lieutenancy and shrievalties, being presided over by a Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria and a High Sheriff of Cumbria.[1][2]

List of high sheriffs

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References

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  2. ^ "The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022". UK Draft Statutory Instruments. 5 (29). ISBN 978-0-348-23135-9.
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  11. ^ "No. 48919". The London Gazette. 10 March 1982. p. 3495.
  12. ^ "No. 49294". The London Gazette. 16 March 1983. p. 3829.
  13. ^ "No. 49677". The London Gazette. 16 March 1984. p. 3867.
  14. ^ "No. 50071". The London Gazette. 22 March 1985. p. 4108.
  15. ^ "No. 50472". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 March 1986. p. 4373.
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  17. ^ "No. 51281". The London Gazette. 23 March 1988. p. 3545.
  18. ^ "No. 51678". The London Gazette. 17 March 1989. p. 3357.
  19. ^ "No. 52081". The London Gazette. 20 March 1990. p. 3677.
  20. ^ "No. 52484". The London Gazette. 25 March 1991. p. 4710.
  21. ^ "No. 52868". The London Gazette. 20 March 1992. p. 5026.
  22. ^ "No. 53247". The London Gazette. 10 March 1993. p. 4679.
  23. ^ "No. 53818". The London Gazette. 18 March 1994. p. 4243.
  24. ^ "No. 53985". The London Gazette. 20 March 1995. p. 4273.
  25. ^ "No. 54345". The London Gazette. 14 March 1996. p. 3831.
  26. ^ "No. 54715". The London Gazette. 25 March 1997. p. 3621.
  27. ^ "No. 55079". The London Gazette. 25 March 1998. p. 3449.
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  29. ^ "No. 55792". The London Gazette. 16 March 2000. p. 2987.
  30. ^ "No. 56155". The London Gazette. 22 March 2001. p. 3253.
  31. ^ "No. 56531". The London Gazette. 26 March 2002. p. 4283.
  32. ^ "No. 56531". The London Gazette. 26 March 2003. p. 4283.
  33. ^ "No. 56884". The London Gazette. 21 March 2004. p. 3603.
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  35. ^ "No. 57921". The London Gazette. 9 March 2006. p. 3375.
  36. ^ "No. 58266". The London Gazette. 7 March 2007. p. 3313.
  37. ^ "No. 58639". The London Gazette. 13 March 2008. pp. 3947–3948.
  38. ^ "No. 59011". The London Gazette. 19 March 2009. p. 4924.
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  40. ^ "Cumbria 2015/16". High Sheriffs Association. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  41. ^ "Cumbria 2016/17". High Sheriffs Association. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  42. ^ "Cumbria 2017/18". High Sheriffs Association. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  43. ^ "No. 62229". The London Gazette. 15 March 2018. pp. 4814–4814.
  44. ^ "High Sheriff". Cumbria County Council. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  45. ^ "Cumbria 2020/2021". High Sheriffs Association. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  46. ^ "Cumbria". High Sheriffs' Association. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  47. ^ "No. 63644". The London Gazette. 18 March 2022. p. 5082.
  48. ^ "No. 63990". The London Gazette. 10 March 2023. p. 4634.