Oxfordshire Constabulary

Oxfordshire Constabulary was the Home Office police force for the county of Oxfordshire, England, excluding the city of Oxford itself, from 1857 until 1968.

Inscription over the door of a former Oxfordshire Constabulary office in Oxford Road, Banbury

History

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Oxfordshire Constabulary was established in 1857. It absorbed Chipping Norton Borough Police and Henley Borough Police immediately. Banbury Borough Police was also amalgamated into the force 69 years later in 1925. In 1965 it had an establishment of 423 and an actual strength of 297.[1]

On 1 April 1968 Oxfordshire Constabulary was amalgamated with Buckinghamshire Constabulary, Berkshire Constabulary, Oxford City Police and Reading Borough Police to form Thames Valley Constabulary.

Chief Constables

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See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ The Thin Blue Line, Police Council for Great Britain Staff Side Claim for Undermanning Supplements, 1965
  2. ^ "Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries." Jackson's Oxford Journal, 8 Sept. 1894. British Library Newspapers, https://link-gale-com.rp.nla.gov.au/apps/doc/Y3202714737/GDCS?u=nla&sid=GDCS&xid=29c7e25a. Accessed 30 Nov. 2019.
  3. ^ "News in Brief." Times, 9 Aug. 1917, p. 3. The Times Digital Archive, https://link-gale-com.rp.nla.gov.au/apps/doc/CS51317001/GDCS?u=nla&sid=GDCS&xid=ca1326eb. Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.
  4. ^ "News in Brief." Times, 13 Dec. 1920, p. 9. The Times Digital Archive, https://link-gale-com.rp.nla.gov.au/apps/doc/CS153423757/GDCS?u=nla&sid=GDCS&xid=acd8657d. Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.
  5. ^ "Naval Appointments." Times, 1 Apr. 1954, p. 8. The Times Digital Archive, https://link-gale-com.rp.nla.gov.au/apps/doc/CS135746177/GDCS?u=nla&sid=GDCS&xid=0a3c420f. Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.
  6. ^ Daily Telegraph Reporter. "Oxfordshire Police Chief Dies at 58." Daily Telegraph, 12 May 1964, p. 17. The Telegraph Historical Archive, https://link-gale-com.rp.nla.gov.au/apps/doc/IO0706235428/GDCS?u=nla&sid=GDCS&xid=6394776c. Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.
  7. ^ "Oxford Police Chief." Daily Telegraph, 31 July 1964, p. 15. The Telegraph Historical Archive, https://link-gale-com.rp.nla.gov.au/apps/doc/IO0706775042/GDCS?u=nla&sid=GDCS&xid=d5e21c47. Accessed 2 Dec. 2019.

References

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  • "Thames Valley Police Museum". Thames Valley Police.