Former High Sheriffs

The role of the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire has evolved over the centuries, with a long list of notable individuals who have served in this historic office. A few of the more recent High Sheriffs include:

  • 2024/2025: James Macnamara CstJ TD VR JP DL

    James Macnamara brought both rigour and warmth to his year as High Sheriff, shining a light on corners of the justice system too often overlooked. A Chartered Accountant with a distinguished career across a range of service industries, James combined professional insight with deep personal commitment. Drawing on his experience in the military, business, and as a longstanding volunteer with St John Ambulance, he reminded us that justice is upheld not only by judges and police officers, but by an entire community – many of whom he celebrated with care, humour and generosity.

  • 2023/2024: Mrs. Sally Scott DL

    Sally Scott enjoyed a successful career in communications, concluding as a main board director at Charles Barker Plc. As High Sheriff of Oxfordshire (2023–24), she actively supported charities addressing criminal justice issues, including The Clink and Getting Court. Her commitment extends to helping women and girls affected by violence through her involvement with the Oxfordshire Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Centre. Sally also funds cultural and educational initiatives such as British Youth Opera and the Chindwin Clinic, while locally, she supports projects like Young Shakespeare, which brings the Royal Shakespeare Company to Oxfordshire schools. Residing in Shenington with her husband Finlay, Sally is a passionate fly fisher, event horse owner, gardener, and patron of the arts.

  • 2022/2023: M G Beard Esq DL

    As High Sheriff of Oxfordshire (2022–23), Mark Beard championed young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, raising nearly £0.25m for Children Heard and Seen, Youth Challenge Oxfordshire, and Active Oxfordshire. A Chartered Builder by profession, Mark is Chairman of the award-winning construction company E W Beard Limited and was President of the Chartered Institute of Building (2020–21). Recognised for his leadership, he was named Oxfordshire Businessperson of the Year in 2004 and joint Chief Executive of the Year by CEO Magazine in 2021. In 2016, Mark established the Beard Charitable Foundation to support staff charitable activities and promote construction education in local communities. He also serves as a Trustee of the Oxford Preservation Trust and is a Patron of Activate Rugby Academy. A keen Real Tennis player and cricketer, he has been a member of the MCC since 1987. Mark lives in Boars Hill with his wife Nicky and their three children.

  • 2021/2022: Imam Monawar Hussain MBE DL

    Monawar Hussain served as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire from 2021 to 2022, during which he received widespread recognition for his work in celebrating individuals who went above and beyond for their communities, particularly during the pandemic. From vaccine centre volunteers to NHS workers, food parcel distributors, and community befrienders, Monawar honoured these heroes with High Sheriff’s Awards, highlighting their exceptional contributions to the county. His Shrieval year was marked by a generosity of spirit that spread positivity throughout Oxfordshire. In addition to his focus on interfaith work as a Deputy Lieutenant since 2009, Monawar leads national initiatives against extremism and founded The Oxford Foundation, which fosters relationships between diverse communities. He continues to inspire others through his leadership and advocacy for justice, peace, and unity. Monawar lives in Cowley with his wife, Robina.

  • 2020/2021: Mrs. Amanda Ponsonby MBE

    Amanda Ponsonby served as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire during the challenging year of 2020–21, a period marked by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With a background in Westminster, where she worked for Geoffrey Howe and later at No. 10 for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Amanda brought her leadership skills and resilience to the role. Initially planning to host events at her home in Sarsden to support local philanthropy, all such plans were swiftly altered due to lockdown restrictions. Nevertheless, Amanda adapted by hosting webinars and connecting with charity leaders across Oxfordshire, learning firsthand about the critical work being done to support vulnerable communities during the pandemic. Her engagements revealed the vital role of grassroots efforts, from distributing nappies in Bretch Hill to providing meals for vulnerably housed individuals in Oxford. Amanda concluded her year by personally delivering nearly 50 High Sheriff’s Awards to unsung heroes across the county, honouring those whose kindness and community spirit shone during an unprecedented time.

  • 2019/2020: The Lady Jay of Ewelme CBE

    Sylvia Jay served as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire from 2019 to 20, bringing a wealth of experience from her distinguished career in both the public and private sectors. A senior civil servant in Whitehall and Paris until 1995, Sylvia later transitioned to the private sector, where she held leadership roles, including Chairman of L’Oréal UK and non-executive positions at Lazard Ltd and the Casino Supermarket Group. Throughout her year as High Sheriff, Sylvia focused on issues of justice and prison reform, drawing on her extensive voluntary work in prisons across the UK, France, and America. In her Swearing-In speech, she highlighted the challenges of overcrowding, bureaucracy, and high rates of recidivism in the prison system, emphasising the need for a more effective approach to rehabilitation. Committed to supporting Oxfordshire-based charities that help former prisoners reintegrate into society, Sylvia worked closely with judges, magistrates, and others in the justice system to further the debate on reducing crime. She lives with her husband, Michael, a Crossbench peer and former UK Ambassador to France.

  • 2018/2019: R D Venables Esq DL

    Richard Venables, who served as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire from 2018 to 2019, focused his efforts on promoting youth participation in sport and cultural activities in deprived areas, as well as raising awareness of mental health issues in secondary schools and colleges. Passionate about the transformative power of sport and physical activity, Richard believes they are key to a happy and healthy life. Under his leadership, over £125,000 has been raised to support these causes. A Deputy Lieutenant since 2016, Richard holds the Lieutenancy’s brief for sport and physical activity and continues to chair Oxfordshire Community Foundation’s responsible business group, Reciprocate. Professionally, Richard is a Chartered Surveyor and heads the Oxford office of CBRE, specialising in commercial property for the science and technology sectors. Beyond his professional work, Richard is deeply involved in youth and community initiatives, having served as a Trustee of Oxfordshire Youth and Active Oxfordshire, and remains active in local sports, including as co-founder of Horspath parkrun. He lives in Islip with his wife, Kate.

  • 2017/2018: Miss J E Cranston DL

    Jane Cranston, who served as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire from 2017 to 2018, focused her Shrieval year on justice and opportunity, raising over £30,000 for charities that support both victims and perpetrators of crime to reduce its impact. During her tenure, Jane was deeply moved by the levels of deprivation and vulnerability she encountered across the county, but equally inspired by the care and dedication shown by those working in statutory services and the charitable sector. A Deputy Lieutenant since 2018, she leads the Lieutenancy's work in the Vale of White Horse and focuses on homelessness. Jane previously spent 38 years as a director of wine agency Stevens Garnier, moving the business to Oxford in 1990. She has also chaired the governors at the School of St Helen and St Katherine and is now Chair of both the Oxfordshire Homeless Movement and Youth Challenge Oxfordshire (YoCO). In her community of Besselsleigh, Jane is actively involved as Churchwarden, Chair of the award-winning Appleton Community Shop, and Chair of the Parish Meeting.

Earlier individuals, dating back to the 1600s, include significant historical figures such as Sir William Cope (1619) and Sir Richard Baker (1620). The position originally held significant power, but today it is more ceremonial, with duties centred around supporting the judiciary, local law enforcement, and charitable work.

11th century

  • 1066–1068: Saewold

  • 1066–1086: Edwin

  • 1087: Svain

12th century

  • 1100-1135: William

  • 1100-1135: Peter

  • c. 1130: Restold[1]

  • 1131: Robert D'Oyly

  • c. 1142–?: William de Chesney

  • 1135–1154: Henry de Oxford

  • 1155–1159: Henry D'Oyly, 4th Baron Hocknorton

  • 1160: Manasser Arsick and Henry D'Oyly, 4th Baron Hocknorton

  • 1161–1162: Manasser Arsick

  • 1163: Thomas Basset

  • 1164–1169: Adam de Catmore

  • 1170–1174: Alard Banastre

  • 1175–1178: Robert de Tureville

  • 1179–1181: (first half): Geoffrey Hose

  • 1181: (second half)–1184 (first half): Robert de Whitfield

  • 1184: (second half)–1186 (first half): Alanus de Furnell

  • 1186: (second half)–1190: Robert de la Mare

  • 1187–1194: (first half): William Briwere

  • 1194: (second half)–1196: Henry D'Oyly, 5th Baron Hocknorton

  • 1197–1199: Hugh de Neville

13th century

  • 1200–1201 (first half): Gilbert Basset

  • 1201 (second half)–1202 (first half): William Briwere

  • 1202 (second half)–1214 (first quarter): Thomas Basset

  • 1214 (last three-quarters): Ralph de Normanville

  • 1215–1223: Falkes de Breauté

  • 1223 (last three-quarters)–1224 (first half): Richard de Ripariis (Rivers)

  • 1224–1268: Sir Gilbert de Kirkby, also Sheriff for Northamptonshire at same time

  • 1224 (second half), 1225 (first quarter): Walter Foliot

  • 1225 (last three-quarters)–1231: Godfrey of Crowcombe

  • 1232: John de Hulecote (first three-quarters)

  • 1232 (last quarter)–1233: Engelard de Cigogné

  • 1233 (last quarter)–1235 (first half): John Le Brunn (or John Brunus)

  • 1235 (second half)–1238 (first half): John de Tiwe

  • 1238 (third quarter): Richard Suhard

  • 1238 (last quarter): Paul Peyure

  • 1239: John de Plessitis

  • 1240–1244 (first quarter): William Hay

  • 1244 (last three-quarters)–1247 (first half): Alanus de Farnham

  • 1247 (second half)–1248: Guy fitz Robert

1248–1566 Oxfordshire shared its High Sheriffs with Berkshire...

  • Easter 1248: Guy FitzRobert

  • 6 October 1250: Nicholas de Hendred, of East Hendred

  • 8 May 1254: John de Turberville, of East Hendred

  • 19 November 1254: Nicholas de Hendred, of East Hendred

  • 3 November 1258: Peter Foliot for Oxfordshire; Hendred continued for Berkshire

  • Michaelmas 1259: Walter de la River

  • 18 October 1261: Philip Basset

  • Michaelmas 1262: Fulk de Rycote, of Rycote

  • 27 June 1264: John de St Valery, of Hinton Waldrist

  • 19 September 1265: Nicholas Syfrewast, of Purley Parva

  • 23 November 1267: Sampson Foliot

  • 28 October 1268: Thomas de St Vigore

  • Easter 1270: William de L'Isle

  • 15 May 1271: Roger de Meyland, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield

  • Michaelmas 1273: Gilbert de Kirkby

  • 19 October 1274: Henry de Shottesbrooke, of Odstone

  • 25 October 1278: Alan FitzRoald

  • 9 May 1281: John de Tidmarsh, of Tidmarsh

  • 1 July 1285: Ralph de Berners

  • 6 May 1286: Sir Thomas Danvers, of Winterbourne

  • 25 October 1289: William de Grenville

  • 12 October 1290: Sir Richard de Williamscote, of Kiddington

  • 13 May 1291: John de St John, of Lageham

  • 4 October 1291: William de Bramshot

  • 30 November 1295: Henry de Thisteldon

1300–1399

  • 16 October 1300: Adam de Brimpton

  • 10 October 1301: Nicholas de Sparsholt

  • 3 November 1307: Sir Thomas Danvers

  • 21 April 1308: Richard D'Amary, of Bletchingdon

  • 6 February 1311: Sir Thomas Danvers

  • 23 April 1313: Philip De La Beche

  • 16 October 1314: Richard de Windsor

  • 20 October 1315: Richard de Polhampton

  • 8 October 1317: Otvelus or Otewell Purcel

  • 15 May 1318: Richard de la Bere

  • 1 December 1318: Elias de Coleshill[

  • 8 February 1319: John de Brimpton

  • 20 May 1322: Drew Barentine

  • 8 February 1327: John de Brimpton

  • 8 November 1328: John de Buckland

  • 2 January 1330: Philip de la Beche

  • 5 December 1330: Richard de Coleshill

  • 7 August 1332: John de Brimpton

  • 26 October 1333: Richard Abberbury,of Donnington

  • 18 December 1333: John de Lewknor

  • 20 December 1333: William de Sparsholt

  • 17 June 1335: John de Alveton

  • 8 October 1340: Edward de Malyns

  • 10 November 1341: John de Alveton

  • 19 November 1341: Robert FitzEllis, of Waterperry, Oxfordshire

  • 4 November 1342: John de Alveton

  • 11 November 1347: John Laundeles,of Bampton

  • 6 November 1352: John de Alveton

  • 10 November 1354: Richard de Williamscot

  • 26 March 1355: Thomas Bessels of Besselsleigh, Berkshire

  • 1 April 1355: John de Nowers

  • 28 November 1355: John Laundeles

  • 21 November 1360: Roger de Elmridge

  • 20 November 1362: Roger de Cottisford

  • 15 July 1365: John de Trillowe

  • 17 November 1365: Roger de Elmridge

  • 27 November 1368: Roger de Cottisford

  • 5 November 1369: Thomas de la Mare,of Aldermaston, Berkshire

  • 5 November 1371: Sir Gilbert Wace,of Ewelme, Oxfordshire

  • 12 December 1372: Sir Roger de Elmridge

  • 7 November 1373: John James, of Wallingford, Berkshire

  • 12 December 1374: Sir Gilbert Wace,of Ewelme, Oxfordshire (2nd term)

  • 4 October 1375: Sir Reginald de Malyns,of Chinnor, Oxfordshire

  • 26 October 1376: John de Rothwell

  • 26 November 1377: Edmund Stonor, of Stonor, Oxfordshire

  • 25 November 1378: Thomas Barantyn,[of Chalgrove, Oxfordshire

  • 5 November 1379: Sir Gilbert Wace, of Ewelme, Oxfordshire (3rd term)

  • 18 October 1380: John James,of Wallingford, Berkshire

  • 1 November 1381: Richard Brouns, of Harwell, Oxfordshire

  • 24 November 1382: Thomas Barantyn, of Chalgrove, Oxfordshire (2nd term)

  • 1 November 1383: John Hulcote of Barcot

  • 11 November 1384: Robert Bullock, of Arborfield, Berkshire

  • 16 October 1385: John Hulcote, of Barcot

  • 20 July 1386: William Golafre, of Fyfield, Berkshire

  • 18 November 1386: Thomas Barantyn,]of Chalgrove, Oxfordshire (3rd term)

  • 18 November 1387: Sir Gilbert Wace,of Ewelme, Oxfordshire (4th term)

  • 1 December 1388: Sir Thomas de la Poyle, of Hampton Poyle, Oxfordshire

  • 15 November 1389: William Attwood, of Newbury, Berkshire

  • 7 November 1390: Hugh Wolfes

  • 21 October 1391: Robert Bullock, of Arborfield, Berkshire

  • 18 October 1392: William Wilcotes, of North Leigh, Oxfordshire[3]

  • 7 November 1393: Thomas Faringdon

  • 11 November 1394: Thomas Barantyn, of Chalgrove (4th term)

  • 9 November 1395: Edmund Sparsholt, of Sparsholt's Court, West Hendred, Berkshire

  • 1 December 1396: William Attwood, of Newbury, Berkshire

  • 3 December 1397: John Golafre, of Fyfield, Berkshire

  • 30 September 1399: Nicholas Golafre

  • 3 November 1399: William Wilcotes, of North Leigh, Oxfordshire

    1400–1499

  • 24 November 1400: Thomas Chaucer, of Ewelme, Oxfordshire

  • 8 November 1401: John Wilcotes, of Great Tew, Oxfordshire (1st term)

  • 29 November 1402: Robert James, of Wallingford, Berkshire

  • 5 November 1403: Thomas Chaucer, of Ewelme, Oxfordshire

  • 29 October 1404: John Golafre,of Fyfield, Berkshire

  • 22 November 1405: Sir William Langford, of Bradfield, Berkshire

  • 22 November 1406: Sir Robert Corbet

  • 23 November 1407: John Wilcotes,of Great Tew, Oxfordshire (2nd term)

  • 15 November 1408: Sir Thomas Harcourt, of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire

  • 4 November 1409: Sir Peter Bessels, of Besselsleigh, Berkshire

  • 29 November 1410: Sir Robert Corbet

  • 10 December 1411: Sir William Lisle, of Waterperry, Oxfordshire

  • 3 November 1412: Edward Cowdray, of Padworth, Berkshire

  • 6 November 1413: Thomas Wykeham, of Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire

  • 10 November 1414: John Golafre,of Fyfield, Berkshire

  • 1 December 1415: John Wilcotes, of Great Tew, Oxfordshire (3rd term)

  • 30 November 1416: Robert James, of Wallingford, Oxfordshire

  • 10 November 1417: Sir Thomas Wykeham, of Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire

  • 4 November 1418: Robert Andrews

  • 23 November 1419: John Wilcotes, of Great Tew, Oxfordshire (4th term)

  • 16 November 1420: Sir William Lisle, of Waterperry, Oxfordshire

  • 22 April 1422: John Wilcotes, of Great Tew, Oxfordshire (5th term)

  • 1 October 1422: Sir William Lisle,of Waterperry, Oxfordshire

  • 13 November 1423: Sir Thomas Stonor, of Stonor, Oxfordshire

  • 6 November 1424: John Golafre, of Fyfield, Berkshire

  • 15 January 1426: Sir Richard Walkstead

  • 12 December 1426: Sir Thomas Wykeham,of Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire

  • 7 November 1427: Sir Thomas Stonor, of Stonor, Oxfordshire

  • 4 November 1428: Robert James, of Wallingford, Oxfordshire

  • 10 February 1430: Philip Englefeld

  • 5 November 1430: Sir Thomas Wykeham, of Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire

  • 26 November 1431: William Fynderne,of Childrey

  • 5 November 1432: William Darell,of Balsdon

  • 5 November 1433: Stephen Hatfield

  • 3 November 1434: Richard Restwold, of Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxfordshire and Sindlesham, Berkshire

  • 7 November 1435: Thomas Fettiplace

  • 8 November 1436: Richard Quartermain, of Rycote, Oxfordshire

  • 7 November 1437: Sir John Norreys, of Ockwells, Berkshire

  • 3 November 1438: Edward Reade

  • 5 November 1439: Walter Shull or Skulle

  • 4 November 1440: John Stokes

  • 4 November 1441: Peter Fettiplace, of Stokenchurch, Oxfordshire

  • 6 November 1442: Sir John Norreys, of Ockwells, Berkshire

  • 4 November 1443: Sir John Chalers,of Ashampstead, Berkshire

  • 6 November 1444: John Liddiard, of Benham, Berkshire

  • 4 November 1445: John Rogers the Younger,of Benham, Berkshire

  • 4 November 1446: Edward Langford, of Bradfield, Berkshire

  • 9 November 1448: John Pennycock

  • 20 December 1449: William Wykeham, of Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire

  • 3 December 1450: Edward Reade

  • 8 November 1451: Sir John Chalers,of Ashampstead, Berkshire

  • 8 November 1452: John Rogers, of Benham & Lambourn, Berkshire

  • 5 November 1453: Thomas Stonor,of Stonor, Oxfordshire

  • 4 November 1454: Richard Quartermain

  • 4 November 1455: Sir Robert Harcourt, of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire

  • 17 November 1456: Walter Mantell

  • 7 November 1457: Sir John Norreys, of Ockwells, Berkshire

  • 7 November 1458: William Brocas, of Cookham, Berkshire

  • 7 November 1459: Sir Thomas de la Mare, of Aldermaston, Berkshire

  • 18 November 1460: Sir Richard Harcourt,of Wytham, Oxfordshire

  • 18 November 1461: Richard Restwold of Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxfordshire and Sindlesham, Berkshire

  • 9 February 1464: Thomas Rogers, of Benham & Lambourn, Berkshire

  • Michaelmas 1464: John Barentine,of Haseley

  • 5 November 1465: Thomas Stonor, of Stonor, Oxfordshire

  • 5 November 1466: Sir Richard Harcourt, of Wytham, Oxfordshire

  • 5 November 1467: Sir John Howard

  • 5 November 1468: Sir William Norreys

  • 5 November 1469: Thomas Prout

  • 6 November 1470: Robert Greville

  • 11 April 1471: Edward Langford,of Bradfield, Berkshire

  • 9 November 1471: William Staverton,of Holyport

  • 9 November 1472: William Beckingham

  • 5 November 1473: John Langston,[2] of Caversfield

  • 7 November 1474: Humphrey Forster, the elder

  • 5 November 1475: Sir Thomas de la Mare,

  • 5 November 1476: Thomas Restwold, of Sindlesham, Berkshire

  • 5 November 1477: James Viall

  • 5 November 1478: John Norreys

  • 5 November 1479: Sir Humphrey Talbot

  • 5 November 1480: Sir Thomas de la Mare,

  • 5 November 1481: Sir William Norreys,of Yattendon Castle, Berkshire

  • 5 November 1482: Thomas Kingston

  • 6 November 1483: John Barentine, of Little Haseley

  • 5 November 1484: Edward Franke

  • 12 September 1485: Sir William Stonor

  • 5 November 1485: Sir Edmund Mountford

  • 5 November 1486: Sir William Norreys

  • 4 November 1487: Thomas Saye

  • 4 November 1488: William Bessels

  • 5 November 1489: Sir Thomas de la Mare,

  • 5 November 1490: John Home

  • 5 November 1491: William Harcourt

  • 26 November 1492: Robert Harcourt, of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire

  • 7 November 1493: Sir Richard Guilford

  • 18 March 1494: George Gaynsford, of Hampton Poyle, Oxfordshire

  • 5 November 1495: John Ashfield

  • 5 November 1496: Hugh Shirley

  • 5 November 1497: Anthony Fettiplace,of Swinbrook

  • 5 November 1498: George Gaynsford,of Hampton Poyle, Oxfordshire

  • 11 November 1499: John Basket

1500–1566

16th century - we return to Oxfordshire and Berkshire having separate High Sheriffs
17th century
18th century

  • 1700: Sir James Reade, Bt of Shipton Court

  • 1701: Sir John Thornycroft, 1st Baronet of Milcombe

  • 1702: Francis Keck of Great Tew

  • 1703: Thomas Whorwood

  • 1704: Humphrey Smith of Kidlington

  • 1705: Carlton Stone of Brightwell

  • 1706: Sir William Glynne of Bicester

  • 1707: Borlase Warren of Stratton Audley

  • 1708: Goddard Carter

  • 1709: John Lenthall (1 December) then William Lenthall (18 December)

  • 1710: Sir William Osbaldeston of Chadlington, Bt

  • 1711: Charles Holt of Stoke Lyne

  • 1712: Richard Lybbe of Hardwick

  • 1713: Sir Charles Fettiplace, Bt of Swinbrook (died in office and replaced by Sir Lorenzo Fettiplace, Bt)

  • 1714: James Norreys of Weston on the Green

  • 1715: Charles Crisp of Dornford

  • 1716: William Tipping of Draycot

  • 1717: John Travell of Swerford

  • 1718: Thomas Whorwood

  • 1719: Francis Nourse of Woodeaton

  • 1720: Daniel Blake of Coggs

  • 1721: John Dew of Bampton

  • 1722: Benjamin Sweet

  • 1723: John Blewitt of Salford

  • 1724: Allan Horde of Cot

  • 1725: James Croke of Studle

  • 1726: John Saunders

  • 1727: Richard Wickham of Garsington

  • 1728: Edward Barber of Adderbury

  • 1730: Thomas Greenwood of Chastleton

  • 1731: Henry Smith of Caversham

  • 1732: Sir Edward Turner, 1st Baronet of Ambrosden

  • 1733: Francis Heywood the younger of Forest Hill

  • 1734: Sebastian Smythe of Cuddesdon

  • 1735: Sir Edward Cobb, Bt of Adderbury

  • 1736: Samuel Greenhill of Swyncombe

  • 1737: John Clerke of North Weston

  • 1738: Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Baronet of Kirtlington Park[5]

  • 1739: Philip Powys of Hardwick

  • 1740: John Duncombe of Watlington

  • 1741: John Nourse of Woodeaton

  • 1742: Joseph Taylor of Sandford

  • 1743: Rowland Lacy of Pudlicot

  • 1744: Thomas Whorwood of Holton[54]

  • 1745: John Raine of Badgmore

  • 1746: Thomas Horde of Coate

  • 1747: Edward Metcalf of Drayton

  • 1748: John Pollard of Finmore

  • 1749: John Coker of Bicester

  • 1750: Francis Gierke of North Weston

  • 1751: No sheriff appointed (change of calendar)

  • 1752: Francis Page of Middle Aston and Acton Hall, Worcs.

  • 1753: Thomas Horde, of Coate

  • 1754: Thomas Blackall, of Hazeley

  • 1755: Sir William Burnaby, 1st Baronet of Broughton

  • 1756: Charles Peers of Chislehampton

  • 1757: Sir Francis Knollys, 1st Baronet of Thame

  • 1758: Robert Fettyplace of Pudlicott

  • 1759: Anthony Hodges of Harpsden

  • 1760: Samuel Trotman of Bucknell

  • 1761: Charles Price of Rotherfield

  • 1762: William Vanderstegen of Cane End

  • 1763: Edward Horn of Pyrton

  • 1764: Abel Dottin of Newnham Murren

  • 1765: Arthur Annesley of Bletchingdon

  • 1766: Thomas Rollinson of Chadlington

  • 1767: William Ledwell of Cowley

  • 1768: Stukeley Bayntun of Chadlington

  • 1769: Fiennes Trotman of Shelswell Park

  • 1770: Francis Wastie of Cowley

  • 1771: William Draper of Nether Worton

  • 1772: Thomas Willats of Caversham

  • 1773: John Bush of Burcot

  • 1774: William Nedham of Howbery Park

  • 1775: Henry Barber of Adderbury

  • 1776: Oldfield Bowles of North Aston

  • 1777: John Weyland of Woodeaton

  • 1778: Charles Burrell Massingberd of Braisiers

  • 1779: Edward Witts of Swerford Park

  • 1780: Robert Langford of Ensham

  • 1781: Richard Paul Joddrell of Lewkno

  • 1782: William Phillips of Culham

  • 1783: Sir Gregory Page-Turner, 3rd Baronet of Ambrosden

  • 1784: Arthur Annesley of Bletchington Park

  • 1785: John Lenthall the Younger, of Burford Priory

  • 1786: Joseph Grote of Badgemore

  • 1787: Charles Marsack of Caversham Park

  • 1788: Thomas Jemmet of Little Milton

  • 1789: John Blackall, jnr, of Haseley

  • 1790: David Fell of Cavesham

  • 1791: James Peter Auriol of Woodcot

  • 1792: Thomas Willats of Caversham

  • 1793: John Caillaud of Aston Rowant

  • 1794: Samuel Gardiner of Coombe Lodge, Whitchurch

  • 1795: Strickland Freeman of Fawley Court

  • 1796: William Lowndes Stone of Brightwell

  • 1797: James Jones of Adwell

  • 1798: John Atkyns-Wright of Oxford

  • 1799: George Stratton of Great Tew

19th century

  • 5 February 1800: Richard Williams, of Nathrop

  • 11 February 1801: George Clarke, of Chesterton

  • 3 February 1802: Thomas Toovey, of Nettlebed

  • 3 February 1803: James Taylor, of Sandford

  • 1 February 1804: John Langston, of Sarsden House

  • 6 February 1805: Elisha Biscoe, of Holton Park

  • 1 February 1806: George Frederick Stratton, of Great Tew Park

  • 4 February 1807: William Hodges, of Bolney Court

  • 3 February 1808: Hon. Thomas Parker, of Eynsham Hall

  • 6 February 1809: John Harrison, of Shelswell

  • 31 January 1810: William Henry Ashhurst, of Waterstock

  • 8 February 1811: Sir John Chandos Reade, 7th Baronet, of Shipstone

  • 24 January 1812: Francis Sackville Lloyd Wheate, of Glympton Park

  • 10 February 1813: William Wilson, of Nether Worton

  • 4 February 1814: James King, of Neithrop

  • 13 February 1815: Edward Francis Coulston, of Filkins

  • 1816: John Phillips of Culham

  • 1817: James Carey Willington of Coggs initially selected but died and replaced by Joseph Henley of Water Perry

  • 1818: Philip Lybbe Powys (grandson of Philip, HS 1740)

  • 1819: James Langston of Sarsden House

  • 1820: Thomas Fraser of Woodcot House

  • 1821: Charles Peers, of Chiselhampton

  • 1822: John Blackall, of Great Haseley

  • 1823: Daniel Stuart of Wykham Park

  • 1824: Stanlake Batson of Mixbury

  • 1825: Sir Francis Desanges, Kt of Aston Rowant

  • 1826: William Peere Williams-Freeman of Henley-upon-Thames

  • 1827: Joseph Wilson of Nether Worton

  • 1828: Charles Cottrell Dormer of Rousham

  • 1829: Thomas Cobb of Calthorpe House

  • 1830: Richard Weyland, of Woodeaton

  • 1831: Sir Henry Lambert, 5th Baronet, of Aston

  • 1832: Michael Henry Blount of Mapledurham

  • 1833: Sir George Dashwood, 4th Baronet, of Kirtlington Park

  • 1834: William Francis Lowndes-Stone, of Brightwell House

  • 1835: John Fane, of Wormsley

  • 1836: Thomas Stonor, of Stonor

  • 1837: Philip Thomas Herbert Wykeham, of Tythrop House

  • 1838: William Peere Williams-Freeman, of Fawley Court

  • 1839: John Harrison Slater Harrison, of Shelswell

  • 1840: Hugh Hamersley, of Great Haseley House

  • 1841: John Loveday, of Williamscote

  • 1842: John Shawe Phillips, of Culham House

  • 1843: William Henry Vanderstegen, of Cane End House

  • 1844: Walter Strickland, of Cokethorpe Park

  • 1845: John Sidney North, of Wroxton Abbey

  • 1846: Mortimer Ricardo, of Kiddington

  • 1847: Henry Baskerville, of Crowsley Park, Henley-on-Thames

  • 1848: Matthew Piers Watt Boulton, of Great Tew

  • 1849: Samuel Weare Gardiner, of Coombe Lodge, Whitchurch

  • 1850: Henry Hall, of Barton

  • 1851: John Brown, of Kingston Blount

  • 1852: John Henry Ashhurst, of Waterstock

  • 1853: James Morrell Jr., of Oxford

  • 1854: John William Fane, of Wormsley

  • 1855: Benjamin John Whippy, of Lee Place, Charlbury

  • 1856: William Evetts, of Tackley Park

  • 1857: Charles Dillon, 14th Viscount Dillon, of Dytchley

  • 1858: Henry Lomax Gaskell, of Kiddington Hall

  • 1859: George Gammie, of Shotover House

  • 1860: John Fowden Hodges, of Bolney Court

  • 1861: Henry Birch Reynardson, of Adwell

  • 1862: Edward Mackenzie, of Fawley Court

  • 1863: Thomas Taylor, of Aston House

  • 1864: George Glen, of Stratton Audley Park

  • 1865: William Melliar Foster-Melliar, of North Aston

  • 1866: Sir Henry William Dashwood, of Kirtlington Park, Baronet

  • 1867: Alexander William Hall of Duns Tew

  • 1868: William Earle Biscoe, of Holton Park

  • 1869: James Mason of Eynsham Hall

  • 1870: John Weyland of Woodeaton

  • 1871: Sir Algernon William Peyton, 4th Bt. of Swifts House, Stoke Lyne near Bicester

  • 1872: Charles Sartoris of Wilcote House

  • 1873: William Dalziel Mackenzie, of Gillotts

  • 1874: Arthur, Viscount Valentia, of Bletchingdon Park

  • 1875: Edward William Vernon Harcourt, of Nuneham Park

  • 1876: Holford Cotton Risley, of Deddington

  • 1877: Arthur Henry Clerke Brown, of Kingston Blount

  • 1878: Albert Brassey, of Heythrop Park

  • 1879: William Fanning, of Bozedown, Whitchurch

  • 1880: Lieutenant – Colonel James Miller, of Shotover House

  • 1881: Major – General Sir Thomas Peyton, of Swift's House, 5th Baronet

  • 1882: Edward Slater Harrison, of Shelswell Park

  • 1883: William Henry Fox, of Bradwell Grove

  • 1884: Wenman Aubrey Wykeham-Musgrove, of Thame Park

  • 1885: George Herbert Morrell, of Headington Hill Hall

  • 1886: Sir Francis George Stapleton, of Grey's Court, 8th Baronet

  • 1887: Philip James Digby Wykeham, of Tythrop House

  • 1888: John Darell Blount, of Mapledurham House

  • 1889: William Mewburn, of Wykham Park

  • 1890: John Foster, of Combe Park

  • 1891: William Henry Ashhurst, of Waterstock

  • 1892: Cecil D'Aguilar Samuda, of Shipton Court

  • 1893: Charles Twysden Hoare, of Bignell, Bicester

  • 1894: Alexander Casper Fraser, of Mongewell

  • 1895: Richard Ovey, of Badgemore, Henley-on-Thames

  • 1896: Sir Algernon Francis Peyton, of Swift's House, Bicester, 6th Baronet

  • 1897: Aubrey Harcourt, of Nuneham Park

  • 1898: Lieutenant – Colonel George Gosling, of Stratton Audley Park

  • 1899:John Frederick Starkey, of Borticote House

20th century

  • 1900: Robert Hichens Camden Harrison, of Shiplake Court

  • 1901: Henry Clerke Brown, of Kingston Blount

  • 1902: Captain Charles Walter Cottrell-Dormer, of Rousham Park

  • 1903: Sir George John Egerton Dashwood, Bt., of Kirtlington Park

  • 1904: James Walker Larnach, of Adderbury House

  • 1905: Leonard Noble, of Harpsden Court

  • 1906: George Talfourd Inman, of Highmoor Hall

  • 1907: Leigh Hoskyns, of Cotefield

  • 1908: Vernon James Watney, of Cornbury Park

  • 1909: Robert Fleming, of Joyce Grove, Nettlebed

  • 1910: William Frederick Pepper, of Shipton Court

  • 1911: Sir Paul Augustine Makins, Bt. of Chilterns End, Henley-on-Thames

  • 1912: Edward Ferguson Chance, of Sandford Park

  • 1913: William John Birch Reynardson, of Adwell House, Tetsworth[

  • 1914: John Norman Hardcastle, of Broughton Hall

  • 1915: John Wormald, of Springs, North Stoke

  • 1916: Colonel James Hoole, of The Manor House, Headington, Oxford

  • 1917: Arthur Henry Renshaw, of Watlington Park

  • 1918: Frederick Gelderd-Somervell, of Haseley Manor

  • 1919: George Merrick Fowler, of Horspath Manor, Oxford

  • 1920: Edmund Charles Sawyer of Little Milton Manor.Died in office and replaced in October 1920 by Brigadier-General Alfred Douglas Miller of Shotover House, Wheatley

  • 1921: Ernest Samuelson, of Bodicote Grange, Banbury

  • 1922: Stephen Montagu Burrows, CIE, of 9, Norham Gardens, Oxford

  • 1923: Francis Durrant Hunt, of The Lodge, Stanton Harcourt

  • 1924: George Boscawen Randolph, of Steeple Aston

  • 1925: Charles Vincent Sale, of Aston Rowant House

  • 1926: John Graeme Thomson, of Shipton Court, Shipton-under-Wychwood

  • 1927: Lieut.-Col. Richard Lockhart Ovey, of Hernes, Henley-on-Thames

  • 1928: Capt. Sir Algernon Thomas Peyton, 7th Bt., of Swifts House, Stoke Lyne, near Bicester

  • 1929: Lieut.-Col. Cecil Francis Heyworth-Savage, of Bradwell Grove, Burford, Oxford

  • 1930: James Herbert Morrell, of Headington Hill, Oxford

  • 1931: Major Arthur Henry Dillon, of Barton Lodge, Steeple Aston, Oxford

  • 1932: Lieut.-Col. Sir Francis Kennedy McClean, of Huntercombe Place, Henley-on-Thames

  • 1933: Major George Edward Gosling, of Stratton Audley Park, Bicester

  • 1934: Lieut.-Col. Mervyn Edward George Rhys Wingfield, of Barrington Park, Burford

  • 1935: Capt. Bertram Thomas Carlyle Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, (later 3rd Baron Redesdale) of Westwell, Burford

  • 1936: Major George Cecil Whitaker, of Britwell House, Watlington replaced by Lieut-Col. Arthur Montagu Colvile of Weald Manor, Bampton

  • 1937: Oliver Vernon Watney, of Cornbury Park, Charlbury

  • 1938: Major Percy Henry Guy Feilden, of Cokethorpe, Witney

  • 1939: Lieut.-Col Henry Everard Du Cane Norris, of Cross Hill, Adderbury, Banbury

  • 1940: Frederick Edward Withington, of Fringford Lodge, Bicester

  • 1941: Major George Cecil Whitaker, of Britwell House, Watlington, Oxford

  • 1942: Bertram Edward Dunbar Kilburn, of Ledwell House, Sandford St. Martin, Oxford

  • 1943: Sir Sothern Holland, of Westwell Manor, Burford, Oxfordshir

  • 1944: Henry Mark Beaufoy, of Hill House, Steeple Aston

  • 1945: Randal Smith, 2nd Baron Bicester, of Tusmore Park, Bicester

  • 1946: Ellis Haldane Chinnery, of Fringford House, Bicester

  • 1947: Captain Thomas Miller, of Icknield House, Goring-on-Thames

  • 1948: Sir William Goodenough, 1st Baronet, of Filkins Hall, Lechlade, Gloucs.

  • 1949: Captain Duncan Mackinnon, of Swinbrook House, Burford

  • 1950: Brevet-Colonel Morys Lancelot Lloyd-Mostyn, of Old Rectory, Hethe, Bicester

  • 1951: Michael Henry Mason, of Scott's House, Eynsham Park, Witney

  • 1952: Lieut-Colonel Robert Peter Fleming,, of Merrimoles House, Nettlebed, Henley-on-Thames

  • 1953: Doctor Arthur Quinton Wells, of Shipton Manor, Kidlington, Oxford

  • 1954: Major Harold George Morrell, of King's End House, Bicester

  • 1955: Major Alexander Alfred Miller, of Shotover House, Wheatley

  • 1956: Colonel Hugh John Cochrane Ducat-Hamersley, of Pyrton Manor, Watlington

  • 1957: Brevet Colonel John Thomson, of Woodperry, Stanton St. John, Oxford

  • 1958: Lieut-Colonel Henry Thomas Birch Reynardson, of Adwell House, Tetsworth

  • 1959: Lieut-Colonel Aubrey Vere Spencer, of Wheatfield- Park, Tetsworth

  • 1960: Colonel Herbert William James Morrell, of Carphill, Sandford St. Martin

  • 1961: Hugh David Hamilton Wills, of Sandford Park, Sandford St. Martin, Oxford

  • 1962: John Heyworth, of Bradwell Grove, Burford

  • 1963: Lieut.-Colonel Anthony Donnithorne Taylor, of North Aston Manor, Oxford

  • 1964: John Barkley Schuster, of Manor Farm, Nether Worton, Middle Barton

  • 1965: Richard Alan Budlett, of Portway House, Kirtlington

  • 1966: Lieut.-Colonel John Edward Stanes Chamberlayne, of The Elm, Chipping Norton

  • 1967: Captain Charles Raymond Radclyffe, of Lew, Oxford

  • 1968: Major Robert Arnold Paul Butler, of Lower Farm, Ramsden, Oxford

  • 1969: Major Benjamin George Barnett, of Swifts House, near Bicester

  • 1970: Henry Miles Gosling, of Stratton Audley Park, Bicester

  • 1971: Major-General Sir Randle Guy Feilden, of Old Manor House, Minster Lovell

  • 1972: Major John Francis Ballard, of Over Worton House, Middle Barton

  • 1973: Major Peter Henry Parker, of The Hays, Ramsden

  • 1974: William Robert Ashley Birch Reynardson, of Adwell House, Tetsworth

  • 1975: John Ernest Harley Collins, of Tusmore Park, Bicester

  • 1976: Major Alastair Giles Mann, of Wheatfield House, Tetsworth, Oxford

  • 1977: John Coppleston Luther Fane, of Wormsley Park, Watlington

  • 1978: William Archibald Ottley Juxon Bell, of Cottisford House, near Bicester

  • 1979: The Hon. Charles Evelyn Cecil, of Wilcote House, Charlbury

  • 1980: Robin Fleming, of Church Farm, Steeple Barton

  • 1981: Colonel Thomas Armitage Hall, of Chiselhampton House, Stadhampton

  • 1982: Ian Weston Smith, of The Old Rectory, Hinton Waldrist, Faringdon

  • 1983: Sir Mark Annesley Norman, of Wilcote Manor, Charlbury

  • 1984: Isabella Juliet Hutchinson, of Sarsden Glebe, Churchill.

  • 1985: Alan Tyser, of West Hanney House, Wantage

  • 1986: Charles John Swallow, of Manor Barn House, Wendlebury, Bicester

  • 1987: Frederick Roger Goodenough, of Broadwell Manor, Lechlade, Gloucs.

  • 1988: Hugo Laurence Joseph Brunner, of 26 Norham Road, Oxfor

  • 1989: Charles George Archibald Parker, of The White House, Nuffield

  • 1990: Crispin Gascoigne, of The Manor House, Stanton Harcourt, Oxford

  • 1991: Julian Blackwell, of Osse Field, Appleton, near Abingdon.

  • 1992: John Joseph Eyston, of Mapledurham House, near Reading, Berkshire

  • 1993: Sir David Black

  • 1994: David Peter Mason, of Scott's House, Eynsham Park, Witney

  • 1995: John Stuart Bridgeman, of Eastgate House, Hornton, Banbury

  • 1996: Malcolm Ralph Cochrane, of Grove Farmhouse, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton

  • 1997: Wendy, Lady French, The Old Vicarage, Ipsden

  • 1998: Richard Ovey, Hernes, Rotherfield Greys

  • 1999: Andrew James Feilden, The Old Manor House, Minster Lovell, near Witney

21st century

  • 2000: Richard Hubert Lethbridge, The Dower House, Westhall Hill, Fulbrook, Burford

  • 2001: Lady McLintock, The Manor House, Westhall Hill, Fulbrook, Burford

  • 2002: Brigadier John Nigel Ballard Mogg, Brightwell Park, Brightwell Baldwin

  • 2003: Anthony Flinders Spink, The Mill House, Woolstone, Uffington

  • 2004: Anne Kelaart, Manor Farm, Nettlebed

  • 2005: Ian Michael Laing

  • 2006: Peter Christopher Bickmore

  • 2007: Thomas Christopher Loyd

  • 2008: Ian Peter Inshaw

  • 2009: Charles Richard Dick of Appleton, Abingdon

  • 2010: Marie-Jane Barnett of Towersay

  • 2011: Penelope O. Glen of Forest Hill

  • 2012: William Alden of Iffley

  • 2013: Graham Upton of Headington

  • 2014: Tony Stratton of The Ridings, Oxford

  • 2015: Thomas Henry Birch Reynardson

  • 2016: Sarah Jane Taylor of Rycote Park, near Thame

  • 2017: Jane Elizabet Cranston of Abingdon

  • 2018: Richard Venables of Islip

  • 2019: The Lady Jay of Ewelme, Wallingford

  • 2020: Amanda Ponsonby of Churchill, near Chipping Norton

  • 2021: Imam Monawar Hussain, of Cowley

  • 2022: Mark George Beard, of Buckland

  • 2023: Sally Patricia Scott, of Shenington, Banbury

  • 2024: James Justin Macnamara, of Lower Heyford

  • 2025: John Clive Cecil May, of Weston on the Green (Oxfordshire's 1083rd named High Sheriff)

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