Name Walter Hereford Parents Sibyl de Neufmarche | ||
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Walter de Hereford was a holder of the feudal title Baron Bergavenny or Lord Abergavenny in the Welsh Marches in the mid twelfth century.
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Lineage
Walter de Hereford was a son of Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford and Sibyl of Neufmarche, and brother to Roger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford and Mahel de Hereford and William de Hereford.
Offices
Walter de Hereford held the post of King's Constable in the region under King Henry I of England and became lord of Brecon and Abergavenny from circa 1155. In 1155 he was also made hereditary High Sheriff of Gloucestershire, a post he held for two years, and High Sheriff of Herefordshire, a post he held until 1159.
He died in circa 1159 / 1160, without issue in the Holy Land on Crusade. On his death the shrievalty of Gloucestershire was no longer hereditary.