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Herefordshire Constabulary was the Home Office
Herefordshire Constabulary was the Home Office police
The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and t ...
force for the county of Herefordshire
Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthshire ...
, England
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, until 1967. The headquarters were at Brockington House, Hafod Road, Hereford.
The force was formed in 1857. Following the Police Act 1946
The Police Act 1946 (1946 c.46) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that provided for the amalgamation of smaller borough police forces with county constabularies in England and Wales, allowed for the merger of county ...
the Hereford Borough Police merged with the Herefordshire force. In 1965, the county force had an establishment of 257 and an actual strength of 221, making it the second smallest county police force in England after West Suffolk Constabulary.''The Thin Blue Line'', Police Council for Great Britain Staff Side Claim for Undermanning Supplements, 1965
On 1 October 1967, the force amalgamated with Worcestershire Constabulary
Worcestershire Constabulary was the territorial police force responsible for policing rural Worcestershire in central England from 1839 until 1967, when it became part of West Mercia Constabulary.
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The Worcestershire Constabulary was forme ...
, Shropshire Constabulary Shropshire Constabulary was the territorial police force responsible for policing rural Shropshire in central England from 1840 until 1967, when it became part of West Mercia Constabulary.
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The Shropshre Constabulary was formed along with bo ...
and Worcester City Police
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* Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England
** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament
* Worcester Park, London, Englan ...
to form West Mercia Constabulary
West Mercia Police (), formerly the West Mercia Constabulary, is the territorial police force responsible for policing the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin) and Worcestershire in England. The force area cover ...
.
Chief Constables
*1857–1895: Captain James Drummond Telfer *1895–1923: Captain The Hon. Evelyn Theodore Scudamore-Stanhope *1923–1929: Captain Horace Frederick Moncrieff Munro, OBE *1929–1958: Freeman Newton, O.B.E. (also Chief Constable of Hereford City) *1958–1967: Robert McCartneyFootnotes
Defunct police forces of England History of Herefordshire Organisations based in Herefordshire 1857 establishments in England 1967 disestablishments in England {{UK-law-enforcement-agency-stub