High Sheriff of North Yorkshire

The High Sheriff of North Yorkshire is a current High Sheriff title which has existed since 1974. For around 1,000 years the entire area of Yorkshire was covered by a single High Sheriff of Yorkshire. After the Local Government Act 1972 the title was split to cover several newly created counties, including North Yorkshire.

Below is a list of the sheriffs.

List of High Sheriffs
• 1974–75 Montague Charles Warcop Peter Consett

• 1975–76 David Rimington Tetley

• 1976–77 Nigel Colin Forbes Adam

• 1977–78 Frank Wilson Furness

• 1978–79 Robert Edward John Compton of Newby Hall

• 1979–80 Lord Martin Fitzalan Howard

• 1980–81 Peter Noel Leetham Terry

• 1981–82 Francis Edward Hudson

• 1982–83 Sir Marcus Worsley, 5th Baronet of Hovingham Hall

• 1983–84 Peter Bell

• 1984–85 Anthony Thomas Preston

• 1985–86 Michael Thomas Barstow

• 1986–87 Marmaduke Charles Astey Wyvill

• 1987–88 John Harold Vick Sutcliffe

• 1988–89 Edward Christopher York

• 1989–90 Richard Nicholas Crossley

• 1990–91 Valerie Anne Worthington

• 1991–92 Sir John Bruce Woollacott Ropner, 2nd Baronet

• 1992–93 Sir Richard Storey, 2nd Baronet

• 1993–94 Michael David Abrahams

• 1994–95 Richard Edward Howard-Vyse

• 1995–96 The Hon. Simon Bartholomew Geoffrey Howard

• 1996–97 John Leslie Charles Pratt

• 1997–98 Anthony Guy Swaine Chisenhale-Marsh

• 1998–99 Lady Clarissa Collin

• 1999–2000 Andrew Vavasour Hudson

• 2000–01 Gerald Christopher Turton

• 2001–02 David Nelson

• 2002–03 Mark Singleton Evans

• 2003–04 Air Commodore Simon Bostock

• 2004–05 Caroline Gardner (Thornton-Berry)

• 2005–06 Elise Mackinlay

• 2006–07 Viscountess Downe

• 2007–08 Philip William Ingham

• 2008–09 Christopher W. Robson of Richmond

• 2009–10 Francesca A. Horsfield of Brandsby

• 2010–11 Richard Compton of Ripon<

• 2011–12 Alexandra Holford of York

• 2012–13 Major Peter Geoffrey Scrope of Great Ayton.

• 2013–14 Reverend Rachel Candia Benson of Westow.

• 2014–15 Thomas James Ponsonby Ramsden of Old Sleningford Hall, North Stainley, Ripon.

• 2015–16 Charles David Forbes Adam of Skipwith Hall, Selby, York.

• 2016–17 John Wilson Furness of Kirby Knowle, Thirsk.

• 2017–18 Simon Murrough Wrightson of Darlington.

• 2018–19 Christopher John Charles Legard of Scampston Hall, Malton.

• 2019–20  Linda Lee Fenwick of Terrington, York.

• 2020–21 David Arnold Kerfoot of Ainderby Steeple.

• 2021–22  Venetia Anne Wrigley of Ganton, Scarborough.

• 2022–23 James Scott Lambert, of Tunstall, Richmond.

• 2023–24: Clare Deborah Granger