High Sheriff of Lincolnshire

This is a list of High Sheriffs of Lincolnshire. The High 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. The High Sheriff changes every March. Between 1974 and 1996 the shrievalty in Lincolnshire was interrupted when the County of Humberside took over the complete northern part of the county. In 1996 the northern bailiwicks reverted to Lincolnshire once more, after eight North Lincolnshire based High Sheriffs of Humberside had administered the area. 10th to 12th century Thorold Alwin Thorold c.1066–1068: Merleswein 1068–: Ivo de Taillebois ?-1115: Osbert 1115-: Wigod c1129: Rainer of Bath 1130s: Hacon 1154: Rainer of Bath 1155: Jordan of Blossevilla 1156–1162: Walter de Amundevel 1163–1164: Peter de Gossa 1165: William de Lisle 1166 Aluredus de Poiltona 1167–1168: Philip de Kyme 1169–1170: Walter of Grimesby 1171–1174: Walter and Aluredus de Poiltona 1175–1176: Drogo, son of Radulph 1177–1183: William Basset of Sapcote, Leics 1184–1187: Nigel, son of Alexander 1189: Gerard de Camville and Roger de Stikewald 1190: Gerard de Camville 1191: William de Stuteville 1191–1192: Gerard de Camville and Roger de Stikewald 1193: Gerard de Camville and Eustatius de Hedenham 1194: Simon de Kyme and Peter de Trehanton 1195–1196: Simon de Kyme and Peter of Beckering and Robert de Trehanton 1197: Philip son of Robert 1199: Robert de Tatteshall