Walter de Clifford (c. 1160 – 17 January 1221) was a Welshmarcher lord,feudal baron of Clifford ofClifford Castle inHerefordshire and High Sheriff in England.

He was born inClifford Castle,Herefordshire, the son ofWalter de Clifford (1113–1190).

Walter served asHigh Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1199, 1207–1208 and 1216. He was a close associate ofWilliam de Braose and although he held back from William's rebellion in March 1208, was not thought to have done enough to check it. As a result,King John dismissed him from hisMarcher barony ofClifford and made his sonWalter de Clifford (died 1263) de facto lord instead.

Walter had married Agnes Cundy of Kent in 1185 and was succeeded by his sons,Walter de Clifford (died 1263) and Roger Clifford, who founded the line of Northumbrian Cliffords. He had at least three other sons, Giles, Richard and Simon, as well as daughters Maud, Basilia and Cecilia.

• Remfry, P.M.,Clifford Castle, 1066 to 1299 (ISBN 1-899376-04-6)

• 1160s births
• 1221 deaths
• 12th-century English nobility
• 13th-century English nobility
• Anglo-Normans in Wales
• English soldiers
• High sheriffs of Herefordshire
• Clifford family

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