High Sheriff of Berkshire
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high-sheriff-of-berkshire-172-5769043
title:
High Sheriff of Berkshire
text:
The High Sheriff of Berkshire, in common with other counties, was originally the King's representative on taxation upholding the law in Saxon times. The word Sheriff evolved from 'shire-reeve'. The title of High Sheriff is therefore much older than the other crown appointment, the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, which came about after 1545. Between 1248 and 1566, Berkshire and Oxfordshire formed a joint shrievalty. See High Sheriff of Oxfordshire. Unlike the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, which is
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description:
Ceremonial officer of the English county of Berkshire
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Berkshire
date created:
2005-12-10T15:02:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T21:17:41Z
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