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Radnorshire Shrievalty Records

Catalogue reference: R/SF

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This record is about the Radnorshire Shrievalty Records dating from 1898-1899.

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Reference
R/SF
Title
Radnorshire Shrievalty Records
Date
1898-1899
Description

Records of Radnorshire Shrievalty, consisting of the Sheriff's writ book and related records, 1898-1899.

Related material

<p>Further material is Powys County Archives Service, Radnorshire Quarter Sessions, R/Q/S.4333-4448.</p>

Held by
Powys County Archives Office
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Radnorshire Shrievalty</corpname>
Physical description
1 box
Immediate source of acquisition

ACC. NO.66

Unpublished finding aids
<p>A hard copy is available at the Powys County Archives Service.</p>
Administrative / biographical background

The Sheriff was originally the agent either of the Crown in the Principality or of a Marcher Lord. From the Tudor period onwards the executive powers exercised by the shrievalty diminished; the military duties were transferred to the Lord Lieutenant, and most of the remaining powers were lost to the Justices of the Peace or their paid officials. The office underwent a decline in status at the beginning of the eighteenth century; by the 19th century, it was largely judicial and ceremonial.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5f2023bb-52ec-4ce5-b520-2537a78d8b2f/

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This record is held at Powys County Archives Office

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Radnorshire Shrievalty Records