Glamorgan Constabulary, or Glamorganshire Constabulary, was the Home Office

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force for the county of

Glamorgan , HQ = Cardiff , Government = Glamorgan County Council (1889–1974) , Origin= , Code = GLA , CodeName = Chapman code , Replace = * West Glamorgan * Mid Glamorgan * South Glamorgan , Motto ...

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. The force was formed in 1841. It absorbed

Neath Borough Police Neath (; cy, Castell-nedd) is a market town and community situated in the Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a population of 19,258 in 2011. Historica ...

in 1947 In 1965, the force had an establishment of 1,153 and an actual strength of 1,055, making it by far the largest police force in Wales.''The Thin Blue Line'', Police Council for Great Britain Staff Side Claim for Undermanning Supplements, 1965 In 1969, the force amalgamated with

Cardiff City Police Cardiff Borough Police was a police force for the Borough of Cardiff, formed in 1836. It was later renamed Cardiff City Police in 1905 when Cardiff attained city status. Notable events in its history included dealing with the 1919 race riots in th ...

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and

Merthyr Tydfil Borough Police Merthyr Tydfil (; cy, Merthyr Tudful ) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydf ...

(which had seceded from it in 1908) to form

South Wales Constabulary South Wales Police ( cy, Heddlu De Cymru) is one of the four territorial police forces in Wales. It is headquartered in Bridgend. The force was formed as South Wales Constabulary on 1 June 1969, by the amalgamation of the former Glamorgan Const ...

. ;Chief Constables: * 1841–1867 : Captain Charles Napier * 1867–1891 :

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* 1891–1936 : Lionel Arthur Lindsay * 1936–1951 : Joseph Jones * 1951– : Cecil Haydn Watkins

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South Wales Police Museum
Defunct police forces of Wales History of Glamorgan 1841 establishments in Wales 1969 disestablishments in Wales {{UK-law-enforcement-agency-stub