Oxon Hoath - High Sheriffs

High Sheriffs

These High Sheriffs of Kent lived at Oxon Hoath:

  • Sir William Culpeper, High Sheriff in 1427
  • Sir Richard Culpeper, High Sheriff in 1453
  • Nicholas Miller, High Sheriff in 1608
  • Sir Humphry Miller, High Sheriff in 1666
  • Leonard Bartholomew, High Sheriff in 1713

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