Walter of Hereford
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Walter of Hereford was a holder of the feudal title Baron Bergavenny or Lord Abergavenny in the Welsh Marches in the mid twelfth century.
Lineage
Walter of Hereford was a son of Miles of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford, and Sibyl of Neufmarche,[citation needed] and the brother of Roger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford and Mahel of Hereford and William de Hereford.[citation needed]
Offices
Walter of 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.[citation needed] In 1155 he was also made hereditary Sheriff of Gloucestershire, a post he held for two years, and Sheriff of Herefordshire, a post he held until 1159.[citation needed]
He departed for the Holy Land on Crusade about Michaelmas 1159, and died there not long after.[1] On his death the shrievalty of Gloucestershire was no longer hereditary.[citation needed] No children are known.[citation needed]
