This is a list of Sheriffs and High Sheriffs of Leicestershire, United Kingdom. The 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. Under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 the office previously known as Sheriff was retitled High Sheriff. The High Sheriff changes every March.

For a period prior to 1566 the Sheriff of Warwickshire was also the Sheriff of Leicestershire. After some years as part of Leicestershire, Rutland was split away in 1996 as a Unitary Authority with its own shrievalty. Thus there is a separate High Sheriff of Rutland (an office that existed prior to 1974 as the Sheriff of Rutland).

Sheriffs of Leicestershire

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

11th century – 16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

High Sheriffs of Leicestershire

20th century

21st century

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  75. ^ "No. 12829". The London Gazette. 10 February 1787. p. 69.
  76. ^ "No. 12962". The London Gazette. 5 February 1788. p. 61.
  77. ^ "No. 13092". The London Gazette. 28 April 1789. p. 333.
  78. ^ "No. 13389". The London Gazette. 14 February 1792. p. 1.
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  80. ^ "No. 15336". The London Gazette. 10 February 1801. p. 173.
  81. ^ "No. 15458". The London Gazette. 2 March 1802. p. 229.
  82. ^ "No. 15555". The London Gazette. 1 February 1803. p. 137.
  83. ^ "No. 15695". The London Gazette. 21 April 1804. p. 494.
  84. ^ "No. 15803". The London Gazette. 30 April 1805. p. 581.
  85. ^ "No. 15886". The London Gazette. 1 February 1806. p. 145.
  86. ^ "No. 15998". The London Gazette. 7 February 1807. p. 156.
  87. ^ "No. 16002". The London Gazette. 21 February 1807. p. 225.
  88. ^ "No. 16115". The London Gazette. 2 February 1808. p. 173.
  89. ^ "No. 16226". The London Gazette. 4 February 1809. p. 165.
  90. ^ "No. 16338". The London Gazette. 30 January 1810. p. 149.
  91. ^ "No. 16451". The London Gazette. 5 February 1811. p. 226.
  92. ^ "No. 16565". The London Gazette. 21 January 1812. p. 142.
  93. ^ "No. 16702". The London Gazette. 9 February 1813. p. 301.
  94. ^ "No. 16705". The London Gazette. 20 February 1813. p. 373.
  95. ^ "No. 16852". The London Gazette. 5 February 1814. p. 278.
  96. ^ "No. 16984". The London Gazette. 14 February 1815. pp. 257–258.
  97. ^ "No. 17219". The London Gazette. 12 February 1817. p. 325.
  98. ^ "No. 17326". The London Gazette. 24 January 1818. p. 188.
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  105. ^ "No. 18772". The London Gazette. 1 February 1831. pp. 194–195.
  106. ^ "No. 18900". The London Gazette. 6 February 1832. pp. 254–255.
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  109. ^ "No. 19125". The London Gazette. 4 February 1834. p. 206.
  110. ^ "No. 19238". The London Gazette. 9 February 1835. pp. 235–236.
  111. ^ "No. 19242". The London Gazette. 20 February 1835. p. 308.
  112. ^ "No. 19353". The London Gazette. 5 February 1836. pp. 223–224.
  113. ^ "No. 19462". The London Gazette. 31 January 1837. pp. 232–233.
  114. ^ "No. 19586". The London Gazette. 1 February 1838. p. 232.
  115. ^ "No. 19704". The London Gazette. 4 February 1839. p. 214.
  116. ^ "No. 19819". The London Gazette. 31 January 1840. pp. 197–198.
  117. ^ "No. 19948". The London Gazette. 5 February 1841. pp. 304–304.
  118. ^ "No. 20067". The London Gazette. 4 February 1842. pp. 285–286.
  119. ^ "No. 20192". The London Gazette. 1 February 1843. pp. 371–372.
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  121. ^ "No. 20311". The London Gazette. 31 January 1844. pp. 347–348.
  122. ^ "No. 20316". The London Gazette. 13 February 1844. p. 490.
  123. ^ "No. 20439". The London Gazette. 4 February 1845. pp. 315–316.
  124. ^ "No. 20566". The London Gazette. 30 January 1846. pp. 361–362.
  125. ^ "No. 20698". The London Gazette. 5 February 1847. pp. 410–411.
  126. ^ "No. 20825". The London Gazette. 11 February 1848. pp. 541–542.
  127. ^ "No. 20944". The London Gazette. 13 February 1849. pp. 431–432.
  128. ^ "No. 21065". The London Gazette. 5 February 1850. pp. 313–314.
  129. ^ "No. 21181". The London Gazette. 11 February 1851. p. 363.
  130. ^ "No. 21287". The London Gazette. 3 February 1852. p. 289.
  131. ^ "No. 21409". The London Gazette. 8 February 1853. p. 329.
  132. ^ "No. 21517". The London Gazette. 31 January 1854. p. 265.
  133. ^ "No. 21660". The London Gazette. 9 February 1855. p. 470.
  134. ^ "No. 21844". The London Gazette. 31 January 1856. p. 361.
  135. ^ "No. 21964". The London Gazette. 3 February 1857. p. 379.
  136. ^ "No. 22091". The London Gazette. 3 February 1858. p. 539.
  137. ^ "No. 22226". The London Gazette. 2 February 1859. p. 454.
  138. ^ "No. 22348". The London Gazette. 23 January 1860. p. 213.
  139. ^ "No. 22477". The London Gazette. 5 February 1861. p. 433.
  140. ^ "No. 22596". The London Gazette. 7 February 1862. pp. 648–649.
  141. ^ "No. 22704". The London Gazette. 3 February 1863. p. 573.
  142. ^ "No. 22815". The London Gazette. 3 February 1864. p. 525.
  143. ^ "No. 22936". The London Gazette. 4 February 1865. p. 559.
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  146. ^ "No. 23584". The London Gazette. 7 February 1870. p. 721.
  147. ^ "No. 23704". The London Gazette. 8 February 1871. p. 473.
  148. ^ "No. 23825". The London Gazette. 6 February 1872. p. 403.
  149. ^ "No. 23945". The London Gazette. 6 February 1873. p. 513.
  150. ^ "No. 24817". The London Gazette. 26 February 1880. p. 1697.
  151. ^ "No. 24945". The London Gazette. 2 March 1881. p. 979.
  152. ^ "No. 25082". The London Gazette. 10 March 1882. p. 1057.
  153. ^ "No. 25078". The London Gazette. 28 February 1882. p. 870.
  154. ^ "No. 25208". The London Gazette. 3 March 1883. p. 1231.
  155. ^ "No. 25325". The London Gazette. 4 March 1884. p. 1117.
  156. ^ "No. 25449". The London Gazette. 6 March 1885. p. 970.
  157. ^ "No. 25566". The London Gazette. 9 March 1886. p. 1136.
  158. ^ "No. 25680". The London Gazette. 8 March 1887. p. 1222.
  159. ^ "No. 25798". The London Gazette. 20 March 1888. p. 1696.
  160. ^ "No. 25922". The London Gazette. 9 April 1887. p. 2009.
  161. ^ "No. 26036". The London Gazette. 25 March 1890. p. 1781.
  162. ^ "No. 26146". The London Gazette. 24 March 1891. p. 1653.
  163. ^ "No. 26269". The London Gazette. 18 March 1892. p. 1589.
  164. ^ "No. 26383". The London Gazette. 17 March 1893. p. 1677.
  165. ^ "No. 26494". The London Gazette. 13 March 1894. p. 1518.
  166. ^ "No. 26606". The London Gazette. 12 March 1895. p. 1455.
  167. ^ "No. 26606". The London Gazette. 12 March 1896. p. 1455.
  168. ^ "No. 26828". The London Gazette. 2 March 1897. p. 1238.
  169. ^ "No. 26945". The London Gazette. 8 March 1898. p. 1414.
  170. ^ "No. 27061". The London Gazette. 10 March 1899. p. 1660.
  171. ^ "No. 27293". The London Gazette. 12 March 1901. p. 1760.
  172. ^ "No. 27293". The London Gazette. 12 March 1901. p. 1760.
  173. ^ "No. 27414". The London Gazette. 7 March 1902. p. 1625.
  174. ^ "No. 27534". The London Gazette. 13 March 1903. p. 1671.
  175. ^ "No. 27655". The London Gazette. 8 March 1904. p. 1537.
  176. ^ "No. 27777". The London Gazette. 21 March 1905. p. 2179.
  177. ^ "No. 27890". The London Gazette. 27 February 1906. p. 1433.
  178. ^ "No. 40115". The London Gazette. 2 March 1954. p. 1315.
  179. ^ "No. 44276". The London Gazette. 28 March 1967. p. 3382.
  180. ^ "No. 46249". The London Gazette. 28 March 1974. p. 4007.
  181. ^ "No. 48563". The London Gazette. 24 March 1981. p. 4215.
  182. ^ "No. 48919". The London Gazette. 10 March 1982. p. 3495.
  183. ^ "No. 49294". The London Gazette. 18 March 1983. p. 3830.
  184. ^ "No. 49677". The London Gazette. 16 March 1984. p. 3687.
  185. ^ "No. 50071". The London Gazette. 22 March 1985. p. 4108.
  186. ^ "No. 50472". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 March 1986. p. 4374.
  187. ^ "No. 50865". The London Gazette. 19 March 1987. p. 3691.
  188. ^ "No. 51281". The London Gazette. 24 March 1988. p. 3545.
  189. ^ "No. 51678". The London Gazette. 17 March 1989. p. 3357.
  190. ^ "No. 52081". The London Gazette. 20 March 1990. p. 3677.
  191. ^ "No. 52484". The London Gazette. 25 March 1991. p. 4710.
  192. ^ "No. 52868". The London Gazette. 20 March 1992. p. 5026.
  193. ^ "No. 59011". The London Gazette. 19 March 2009. p. 4924.
  194. ^ "No. 59364". The London Gazette. 18 March 2010. p. 4707.
  195. ^ "No. 59729". The London Gazette. 17 March 2011. p. 4995.
  196. ^ "No. 60087". The London Gazette. 15 March 2012. p. 5223.
  197. ^ "No. 60447". The London Gazette. 14 March 2013. p. 5102.
  198. ^ "No. 60799". The London Gazette. 6 March 2014. p. 4635.
  199. ^ "No. 61177". The London Gazette. 23 March 2015. p. 5242.
  200. ^ "No. 61527". The London Gazette. 16 March 2016. p. 5942.
  201. ^ "No. 61868". The London Gazette. 10 March 2017. p. 5262.
  202. ^ "No. 62229". The London Gazette. 15 March 2018. p. 4814.
  203. ^ "No. 62586". The London Gazette. 14 March 2019. p. 4643.
  204. ^ "No. 62943". The London Gazette. 13 March 2020. p. 5162.
  205. ^ "No. 63290". The London Gazette. 11 March 2021. p. 4778.
  206. ^ "No. 63644". The London Gazette. 17 March 2022. p. 5082.
  207. ^ "No. 63990". The London Gazette. 10 March 2023. p. 4634.


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