List of Sheriffs of Meirionnydd in the 15th century explained

This is a list of holders of the title of Sheriff of Meirionnydd between 1400 and 1499.

A sheriff is the legal representative of the monarch, and is appointed annually for each county in Wales and England. Their duty is to keep the peace in the county, and to ensure the country follows the law of the monarch. Originally, the job was a position of status and strength, but today it is principally a ceremonial role.

• 1413-1420: Thomas Strange^[1]
• 1423-1430: Robert Orell
• 1430-1432: Thomas Dankyson
• 1432-1460: Thomas Burneby
• 1434-1435: John Hampton
• 1453-1560: Thomas Parker
• 1461-1485: Roger Kenyston
• 1485-1509: Peter Stanley

References

1. Web site: Kalendars of Gwynedd, or, Chronological lists of lords-lieutenant, custodes rotulorum, sheriffs and knights of the shire.... dcms.churchofjesuschrist.org. 2016-02-20.