A Guide to Warwickshire from a Shrieval Perspective
The County
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan County in the West Midlands region of England. The County town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The County is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare. The estimated population of Warwickshire is c 600,000 (564,562 in 2017 according to web).
The districts of Warwickshire are North Warwickshire, Nuneaton, Bedworth, Rugby, Warwick and Stratford upon Avon and together they form the Warwickshire County Council area, and are within the 1974 boundaries. The shape of the administrative area of Warwickshire differs considerably from that of the historic county, which also includes the now autonomous unitary authorities of Coventry and Solihull, as well as a small area around central and north east Birmingham.
The recent High Sheriffs of Warwickshire have been:
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2017-18 |
Mr Mark Davies, CVO |
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2018-19 |
Mrs Clare Sawdon, JP |
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2019-20 |
Mr Simon Miesegaes |
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2020-21 |
Mr Joe Greenwell |
The 2020/21 High Sheriffs in Warwickshire’s neighbouring counties are:
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Staffordshire |
James Friend DL |
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Herefordshire |
Joanna Hilditch DL |
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Worcestershire |
Richard Amphlett |
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Shropshire |
Tony Morris-Eyton |
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Leicestershire |
Ian Mattioli MBE |
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Oxfordshire |
Iman Monawar Hussain MBE DL |
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Gloucestershire |
Helen Lovatt |
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Northamptonshire |
Amanda Lowther DL |
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West Midlands |
Louise Bennett OBE DL |
Police
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Chief Constable |
Debra Tedds |
Warwickshire Fire and Rescue
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Chief Fire Officer |
Ben Brook |
West Midlands Ambulance Service
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Chief Executive |
Dr Anthony Marsh |
Presiding Judges of the Midlands Service
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The Honourable Mr Justice Pepperall |
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The Honourable Mrs Justice Carr |
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The Honourable Mr Justice Baker |
Queen's Remembrancer
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Senor Master Barbara Fontaine |
Resident Judge - Warwickshire Crown Court
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His Honour Judge Lockhart, QC |
Chairman of the Bench, Warwickshire Magistrates
Parliamentary Constituencies
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Warwick and Leamington |
Mr Matt Western, MP |
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Kenilworth and Southam |
The Right Hon Jeremy Wright, MP, QC |
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Stratford upon Avon |
Mr Nadim Zahawi, MP |
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North Warwickshire |
Mr Craig Tracey, MP |
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Rugby |
Mr Mark Pawsey, MP |
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Nuneaton |
Mr Marcus Jones, MP |
Mayors
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Cllr Kathryn Cargill |
Mayoress of Alcester |
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Cllr Mark Jordan |
Mayor of Atherstone |
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Cllr Caroline Symonds |
Mayoress of Coleshill |
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Cllr John McNicholas |
Lord Mayor of Coventry |
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Cllr Peter Jones |
Mayor of Kenilworth |
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Cllr Tony Clews |
Mayor of North Warwickshire |
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Cllr Robert Tromans |
Mayor of Nuneaton and Bedworth |
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Cllr Susan Rasmussen |
Mayoress of Royal Leamington Spa |
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Cllr Deepah Roberts |
Mayoress of Rugby |
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Cllr Ian Cooper |
Mayor of Shipston |
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Cllr Graham Foster |
Mayor of Southam |
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Cllr Kevin Taylor |
Mayor of Stratford upon Avon |
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Cllr Richard Edgington |
Mayor of Warwick |
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Cllr Adrian Barton |
Mayor of Whitnash |
