Walter of Hereford was a holder of the feudal title Baron Bergavenny or Lord Abergavenny in the Welsh Marches in the mid twelfth century.
[citation needed] 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.