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High Sheriff of England and Wales
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/High_Sheriff_of_England_and_Wales
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:award
gptkbp:appointedBy
monarch of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established
Anglo-Saxon period
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
principal law enforcement officer in the county
gptkbp:insignia
badge of office
gptkbp:jurisdiction
gptkb:England
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:notableOfficeHolders
gptkb:Sir_John_Hawkins
Sir Thomas More
gptkbp:numberOfLocations
55
gptkbp:officeHolder
one per county
gptkbp:predecessor
shire reeve
gptkbp:relatedOffice
gptkb:British_peer
gptkb:Under-Sheriff
gptkbp:responsibility
supporting the judiciary
attending royal visits
supporting emergency services
supporting voluntary sector
representing the monarch in the county
supporting law and order
gptkbp:role
largely ceremonial
gptkbp:termLength
one year
gptkbp:website
https://highsheriffs.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:High_Sheriff_of_Gloucestershire
gptkb:High_Sheriff_of_Kent
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
High Sheriff of England and Wales