William Sherwood (died 3 December 1482 at Dublin) was an English ecclesiastic.
He soon came into conflict with Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond, who was deputy to George, Duke of Clarence, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.
The earl accused the bishop of instigating the murder of some of his followers, and in 1464 both went to England to lay their grievances before the king.
Bishop Sherwood was suspected of leading the opposition, which finally brought the earl to the scaffold.
He was Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1475 to 1481, when he was replaced by Walter Champfleur, Abbot of St Mary's Abbey, Dublin.