High Sheriff of Hereford and Worcester
The office of High Sheriff of Hereford and Worcester came into existence with the county of Hereford and Worcester on 1 April 1974 under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.The office subsumed that of the much older offices of Sheriff of Herefordshire and Sheriff of Worcestershire.During its existence the office of High Sheriff of Hereford and Worcester remained the sovereign's representative in the county for all matters relating to the judiciary and the maintenance of law and order.The High Sheriff changed every March.For 1998 onwards, see High Sheriff of Herefordshire and High Sheriff of Worcestershire