High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
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High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
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The High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, 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'. Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. 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 ce
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Buckinghamshire
date created:
2005-12-24T22:25:28Z
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2024-09-01T21:17:52Z
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