High Sheriff of Glamorgan
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This page is a list of High Sheriffs of Glamorgan. Sheriffs of Glamorgan served under and were answerable to the independent Lords of Glamorgan until that lordship was merged into the crown. This is in contrast to sheriffs of the English shires who were from the earliest times officers of the crown. Sheriffs in the modern sense, appointed and answerable to the crown, were instited in the county of Glamorgan in 1541.

On 1 April 1974 the county and shrievalty of Glamorgan was abolished and replaced by West Glamorgan
West Glamorgan
West Glamorgan is a preserved county and former administrative county of Wales, one of the divisions of the ancient county of Glamorgan.West Glamorgan was created on 1 April 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972 from the county borough of Swansea, the municipal boroughs of Neath and Port Talbot,...

 and the High Sheriff of West Glamorgan
High Sheriff of West Glamorgan
The office of High Sheriff of West Glamorgan was established in 1974 as part of the creation of the county of West Glamorgan in Wales following the Local Government Act 1972, and, together with the High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan and the High Sheriff of South Glamorgan, effectively replaced the...

, Mid Glamorgan
Mid Glamorgan
Mid Glamorgan is a preserved county of Wales. From 1974 until 1996, it was also an administrative county, with a county council.Mid Glamorgan was formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972...

 and the High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan
High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan
The office of High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan was established in 1974 as part of the creation of the county of Mid Glamorgan in Wales following the Local Government Act 1972, and, together with the High Sheriff of West Glamorgan and the High Sheriff of South Glamorgan, effectively replaced the office...

 and South Glamorgan
South Glamorgan
South Glamorgan is a preserved county of Wales.It was originally formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a county council area...

 and the High Sheriff of South Glamorgan
High Sheriff of South Glamorgan
The office of High Sheriff of South Glamorgan was established in 1974 as part of the creation of the county of South Glamorgan in Wales following the Local Government Act 1972, and, together with the High Sheriff of West Glamorgan and the High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan, effectively replaced the...

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List of Sheriffs

  • 1122–1149 Sir Robert Norreis
  • 1421 Sir John Stradling

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th Century

20th Century

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