The Mid-Anglia Constabulary was the
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responsible for law enforcement in part of the East of
England
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, from 1965 to 1974. It was created from the amalgamation of five forces. It was renamed
Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Cambridgeshire Constabulary is the local territorial police force that covers the county of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough unitary authority. It provides law enforcement and security for an area of and population of 856,000 people, in a pred ...
in 1974.
History: 1965–1974
On 1 April 1965, the former Cambridgeshire Constabulary amalgamated with
Cambridge City Police (called Cambridge Borough Police until 1951),
Isle of Ely Constabulary,
Huntingdonshire Constabulary, and the
Peterborough Combined Police
Peterborough Combined Police was the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in Peterborough, England, from 1947 to 1965. It was created from the amalgamation of the Liberty of Peterborough Constabulary and the Peterborough City ...
(created in 1947 from a merger of the
Liberty of Peterborough Constabulary
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and the
Peterborough City Police) to form the Mid-Anglia Constabulary, with the same boundaries as the current force. This force initially had an establishment of 805 and an actual strength of 728. A separate
Wisbech Borough Police had already merged with the
Isle of Ely Constabulary in 1889.
Chief Constable of The Mid-Anglia Constabulary
*1965–1974 Frederick Drayton Porter OBE, QPM. Formerly the chief constable of Cambridgeshire and Cambridge City.
[Booklet: ''Opening of Peterborough Divisional Headquarters''. Monday, 22 October 1979.]
See also
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Policing in the United Kingdom
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References
Defunct police forces of England
Local government in Cambridgeshire
1965 establishments in England
Government agencies established in 1965
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