Oxfordshire Constabulary

Oxfordshire Constabulary was the Home Office police force for the county of Oxfordshire, England, until 1968.

Oxfordshire Constabulary was established in 1857. It later absorbed Banbury Borough Police and Chipping Norton Borough Police (both established in 1836) and Henley Borough Police (established in 1838). In 1965 it had an establishment of 423 and an actual strength of 297.^[1]

On 1 April 1968 Thames Valley Constabulary was formed by the amalgamation of Buckinghamshire Constabulary, Berkshire Constabulary, Oxford City Police, Oxfordshire Constabulary and Reading Borough Police.

Footnotes

1. ^ The Thin Blue Line, Police Council for Great Britain Staff Side Claim for Undermanning Supplements, 1965

References

• A pre-history of Thames Valley Police

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