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	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		For years the post has been directly appointed by the Lord Mayor of Nottingham and in modern times with the existence of the police force, the position is entirely ceremonial and sustained to boost tourism due to the legendary connection to the tales of Robin Hood.
		After the Norman Conquest, specific counties were appointed sheriffs to enforce the law (such as Yorkshire for example), although sometimes the duties of these sheriffs would cross the border of their respective counties.
		In the legend of Robin Hood, the Sheriff of Nottingham is the chief official whose task it is to capture outlaws such as Robin Hood, either to ensure the safety of trade routes through Sherwood Forest, or to arrest outlaws for poaching the King's deer.
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	Sheriff of Nottingham - Robin Hood Loxley Little John Hathersage legend outlaw Barnsdale Nottingham crusades chivalry
		The Sheriff of Nottingham was particularly disliked and along with King John his equally merciless master they governed the midland and northern counties with an iron hand.
		Philip Marc was castellan of Nottingham in 1209 having custody of Sherwood Forest and holding the office as Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire between 1209-1224.
		Robert de Vieuxpont was Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, Brian de Lisle was Sheriff of Yorkshire, and the despised Philip Marc was the sheriff of Nottingham and joint sheriff of Yorkshire alongside Robert-Le-Waleys of Yorkshire’s Pontefract Castle.
	www.robinhoodloxley.net /mycustompage0048.htm (751 words)

	The Sheriff of Nottingham, Councillor John Hartshorne -- Interviews in Sherwood
		The sheriff - the shire reeve - was a king's appointment.
		And one of the demands through the sheriff was a local tax, which went directly to the king to pay for his army, for his occupation and for his household.
		And that's why in the case of Nottingham, we think that the first sheriff was, in fact, an army commander, one of his high lieutenants.
	www.boldoutlaw.com /robint/hartshorne.html (2914 words)

	The Villains -- A Beginner's Guide to Robin Hood
		As sheriff of these two counties, the Sheriff (or often his under-sheriff, the deputy who did much of the real work but was not mentioned in the legend) would be in charge of seizing an outlaw's property, administering the shires and collecting taxes.
		The sheriff is the legal authority in the Robin Hood legend, appointed by the king.
		The sheriffs were unpaid by the king, and had to pay a yearly sum to hold the office.
	www.boldoutlaw.com /robbeg/robbeg4.html (1260 words)

	Taxi Hire Nottingham, Private Hire Nottingham, Coach Hire Nottingham, Airport Transfers Nottingham, Courier Services ...
		Nottingham is truly a city with something for everyone.It is a vibrant friendly city where the past and present harmonise perfectly making this a unique feature in its own way.
		One interesting feature of Nottingham city is the Lace Market Centre in the heart of a protected heritage area which tells the story of an industry, and its people, through a series of visual aids, archive videos, machinery, exhibitions and demonstrations of hand-made lace and lace machinery.
		Nottingham City Council is responsible for licensing Hackney Carriage and Private Hire vehicles, drivers and operators who work within the City boundary to safeguard the fare paying traveling public by ensuring that the vehicles which they use are safe, reliable and efficient.
	www.pendletaxis.co.uk /nottingham_taxi_service.html (0 words)

	Royal Forest of the Peak - Robin Hood Loxley Little John Hathersage legend outlaw Barnsdale Nottingham crusades chivalry
		Peveril was the sheriff of Nottingham having jurisdiction between Peveril Castle and Nottingham Castle including the whole of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
		He held various offices and one of them was the "Sheriff of Nottingham." Close to the castle is a vantage point called "Lord's Seat" where tradition says he watched the progress of the chase.
		Rad Bugg, of Nottingham (the ancestor of Lords Willoughby of Wollaton), extracted the minerals in the time of John Goband, and William de Langsdon and Rad Bugg, of Bakewell (father or son of the former), in the time of John de Grey.
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	Robin Hood Territory - Robin Hood Loxley Little John Hathersage legend outlaw Barnsdale Nottingham crusades chivalry
		An early sheriff of Nottingham, William Peveril, built Nottingham Castle, Peveril Castle at Castleton in the Royal Forest of the Peak and Haddon Hall which was a days march halfway between the two castles and may have been used as an overnight stop.
		The Sheriff of Nottingham’s area of jurisdiction included Hathersage in Derbyshire which is a stones throw from Loxley in Yorkshire.
		They were the tenants of the Earl of Chester who held the Royal Forest of the Peak while the Sheriff of Nottingham was active in the same area.
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	The Sheriff of Nottingham Biography
		Was born in the centre of Nottingham at 8 Goldsmith Square, which used to be at the end of Shakespeare Street.
		I am honoured to serve at the fifth female Sheriff of Nottingham in a great City that I love.
		Norman was born in Wales but has lived in Nottingham since he was two years old, when he had brown curly hair, now he is 53 years old with grey hair going thin on top, but he still loves Nottingham just as much.
	www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk /sitemap/services/council_government_and_democracy/cs_nottingham_s_council_house/sheriffofnottingham/cs_the_sheriff_of_nottingham-biography.htm (358 words)

	Robin Hood Home Loxley - Robin Hood Loxley Little John Hathersage legend outlaw Barnsdale Nottingham crusades chivalry
		Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire were both administered by the Sheriff of Nottingham who held court alternately in Nottingham and Derby.
		The cottage was on the hillock, there was a pond, like a duck pond but it is now silted up, a stream flows down the far side tumbling over rocks, ideal for cattle to drink from.
		Little Haggis Croft was on the route from York to Peveril Castle that belonged to the Sheriff of Nottingham.
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	Tony Blair cast as EU's Sheriff of Nottingham in budget row - Telegraph
		Tony Blair cast as EU's Sheriff of Nottingham in budget row
		The EU's top unelected official compared Tony Blair with the Sheriff of Nottingham yesterday, accusing him of planning to "rob from the poor to give to the rich".
		A UK proposal to slash billions from the EU budget, with major cuts in aid for east and central Europe, was an example of Robin Hood in reverse, the president of the European Commission said.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/12/01/weu01.xml (618 words)

	History and Background of Nottingham (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He went to Nottingham High School, and later to the City’s University college.
		The son of a miner and a teacher, Lawrence’s novels often explored the deep conflicts in relationships.
		It was on St James's Street in Central Nottingham where Byron first began writing in 1798.
	www.emnet.co.uk /CityofNottingham/History.html (0 words)

	Independent Weekly: News: Features: Prince George and the return of the Sheriff of Nottingham
		The sinister sheriff of legend has been played as a fiend or an oaf by the choicest villains from Hollywood and the English stage, perhaps most memorably by the exquisitely effete and vulpine Alan Rickman.
		But even the sheriff, scourge of all honest yeomen, might have hesitated to yoke a minimum wage increase--a $2 raise from a wretched, sub-survival $5.15--to a deep cut in estate taxes for millionaires.
		It's not such a stretch to evoke Sheriff Cheney--cynical and sinister but a bit obtuse, wily enough to cling to power and manipulate a simple prince, yet never clever enough to outwit a gang of ragtag outlaws hiding in the greenwood.
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	The Sheriff of Nottingham
		But the idea that this was the sheriff that Robin so despised has a problem as well.
		The Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1176 to 1189 was Ranulf de Glanvill.
		sheriff we know from the early ballads is not wholly evil.
	library.thinkquest.org /03oct/01120/textwebite/thesheriff.htm (210 words)

	Sheriff of Nottingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After the Norman Conquest, specific counties were appointed sheriffs to enforce the law (such as Yorkshire for example), although sometimes the duties of these sheriffs would cross the border of their respective counties.
		In the legend of Robin Hood, the Sheriff of Nottingham is the chief official whose task it is to capture outlaws such as Robin Hood, either to ensure the safety of trade routes through Sherwood Forest, or to arrest outlaws for poaching the King's deer.
		The Sheriff was parodied in the children's television series "Maid Marian and her Merry Men" as a foolish schemer played by Tony Robinson with a goatee.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sheriff_of_Nottingham (793 words)

	Sheriff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although the Sheriff Division's jurisdiction covers the entire state, its primary functions are judicial and executive protection, security at the state capitol, law-enforcement at Hawaii's airports, narcotics enforcement, prisoner transportation, the processing and service of court orders and warrants, and the patrol of certain roads and waterways in conjunction with other state agencies.
		Sheriffs in Kentucky are elected for four-year terms and are the chief law-enforcement officers in their respective counties.
		Sheriff's offices may primarily patrol areas of their county without municipal police services; however, they are free to patrol anywhere in their county, including cities, villages and charter townships that have their own police services.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sheriff (4760 words)

	Nottingham Corporate Events and Team Building
		Nottingham is the undisputed capital of the East Midlands.
		Nottingham is close to the centre of England at the heart of the East Midlands.
		The Sheriff of Nottingham along with the Lord Mayor of Nottingham is elected annually from city councillors and still has an important role in 21st century civic life, working alongside the Lord Mayor to represent the city.
	www.chillisauce.co.uk /corporate-events/nottingham (339 words)

	Wikinfo \| Sheriff (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The sheriff also often conducts auction sales of real property in foreclosure in many jurisdictions, and is often also empowered to conduct seizures of chattel property that is being seized to satisfy a judgment.
		The sheriff is a professional judge in comparison with the District Courts in Scotland or the English lowest courts which are presided over by lay magistrates.
		The sheriff court is the court of first instance for both civil and criminal cases, but the court's sentencing powers are limited so major crimes (rape, murder etc.) and complex or high value civil cases are dealt with in the High Court (for criminal matters) or the Court of Session (for civil matters).
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	Nottingham, United Kingdom
		Nottingham, county town of Nottinghamshire, is built on a number of hills on the north bank of the River Trent.
		Nottingham is a good base for visiting Sherwood Forest, the scene of the medieval legends concerning Robin Hood, who as an outlaw with Little John and his other "merry men" robbed the rich to pay the poor, finally defeated the scheming Sheriff of Nottingham and was rehabilitated by King Richard.
		Later Nottingham was to become one of Britain's earliest industrial towns, and as such became a center of the Luddite riots of 1811-16.
	www.planetware.com /united-kingdom/nottingham-gb-nt-no.htm (442 words)

	InterLinc: County Sheriff: History of the Sheriff (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The shire-reeve, or sheriff, was the chief law enforcement officer of each county by the year 1000 A.D. The most famous sheriff of all time originated from Nottinghamshire, England...The Sheriff of Nottingham.
		Another statutory provision, on the books since 1879, provides that it is the duty of the sheriff to serve, or otherwise execute according to law, and return writs of other legal process issued by lawful authority and directed or committed to the sheriff and to perform such other duties as may be required by law.
		The sheriff is then instructed to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed upon him/her by all other statutes and by common law.
	www.ci.lincoln.ne.us /cnty/sheriff/shist.htm (3397 words)

	The Villains -- A Beginner's Guide to Robin Hood
		As sheriff of these two counties, the Sheriff (or often his under-sheriff, the deputy who did much of the real work but was not mentioned in the legend) would be in charge of seizing an outlaw's property, administering the shires and collecting taxes.
		The sheriff is the legal authority in the Robin Hood legend, appointed by the king.
		The sheriffs were unpaid by the king, and had to pay a yearly sum to hold the office.
	www.geocities.com /puckrobin/rh/robbeg4.html (1206 words)

	Trent Deanery :: Primary Care (GPs) :: Vocational Training Schemes :: Nottingham (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nottingham combines a rich history with being one of the most stylish and vibrant cities in the UK and one of the best for shopping.
		History is never far away however, with reminders of Nottingham 's legendary hero Robin Hood and his historic adversary the Sheriff of Nottingham.
		The Nottingham Vocational Training Scheme is the biggest scheme in the Trent Deanery and is located near the city centre.
	www.trentdeanery.nottingham.ac.uk /primary_care/nottingham.htm (469 words)

	Sheriff of Nottingham - Memory Alpha
		The Sheriff of Nottingham was the name of a character in Human mythology, who was the archenemy of Robin Hood, in an area of England known as Sherwood Forest.
		The Sheriff of Nottingham is an actual title whose holders responsibilitys are considered largely ceremonial.
		The role of the Sheriff of Nottingham was played by Q himself.
	memory-alpha.org /en/index.php?title=Sheriff_of_Nottingham&printable=yes (184 words)

	Nottingham Park exhibition - Manuscripts & Special Collections - The University of Nottingham
		It is far from the medieval castle they associate with Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham.
		The first Nottingham Castle, begun in 1087 shortly after the Norman Conquest, was a wooden building consisting of a motte and two baileys.
		As a key royal castle in the midlands, Nottingham was visited frequently by Henry II (1133-1189) and became a favoured residence of King John (c.1167-1216).
	www.nottingham.ac.uk /mss/online/online-exhibitions/exhib_park/b1.phtml (327 words)

	History of Mills County IA Sheriff's Department
		Besides patrolling the rural areas, the Sheriff's Office contracts with six other communities (all of the cities in Mills County except Glenwood which has it's own police department) to provide their law enforcement.
		A couple of areas that make a Sheriff's Office different from other police departments is that the Sheriff's Office operates as a jail, and is also responsible for civil process.
		To become a Deputy Sheriff, the applicant must be at least twenty-one years old and a high school graduate (or GED equivalent).
	www.millscoia.us /sheriff/history.html (610 words)

	Sheriff of Nottingham - Definition, explanation
		The Sheriff of Nottingham is perhaps most famous for his role in the Robin Hood legends.
		In the legend of Robin Hood, the Sheriff of Nottingham is the chief official whose task it is to capture outlaws such as Robin Hood, either to ensure the safety of trade routes through Sherwood Forest, or to arrest Outlaws for poaching the King's deer.
		The legends are generally set far from Nottingham, one explanation being that a short-staffed King of England placed the Sheriff of Nottingham in charge of law enforcement for much of northern england.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/sh/sheriff_of_nottingham.php (480 words)

	Little John And The Sheriff Of Nottingham
		The sheriff was so pleased with the prowess of Little John that he wanted to get him into his own service, so he went to the knight, and it was agreed the sheriff should have him for twelve months.
		Robin then bade his men strip the sheriff of his fine clothes, his hose and his shoes, his kirtle, and the large handsome coat all trimmed with fur and to give him in their place a green mantle to wrap himself in.
		It was a sorry night the sheriff passed, cold and shivering, in his shirt and breeches, on the hard ground; small wonder that his bones ached, and that he sighed piteously for his soft warm bed at home.
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