High Sheriff of Cumberland
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high-sheriff-of-cumberland-172-7790232
title:
High Sheriff of Cumberland
text:
The 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 ceremonial. The sheriff changes every April. The post of Sheriff of Cumberland existed from the creation of the county in the twelfth century up until 1974 when the administrative and ceremonial or g
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Secular office of the Crown
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Cumberland
date created:
2008-04-05T10:10:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T21:18:31Z
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