The Newport Borough Police was the police force for the borough of
Newport,
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...
between 1836 and 1967.
In 1830 four watchmen were appointed to patrol the streets of Newport for the purpose of maintaining law and order. They also served to protect the people and their property.
By 1834 Newport had its first
Chief Constable. Sergeant John Redman of the
Metropolitan Police Force
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police (and informally as the Met Police, the Met, Scotland Yard, or the Yard), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and ...
appeared at a meeting of the Improvement Committee and was duly elected Chief Constable and Prison Bailiff, but it was not until 1836 that the
Watch Committee
In England and Wales, watch committees were the local government bodies which oversaw policing from 1835 until, in some areas, 1968.
Establishment
The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 required each borough to establish a "watch committee" and to ...
appointed its first regular police force. The first police station was located at the rear of the Parrot Hotel in Commercial Street.
Under the control of Chief Constable John Redman, two divisions were created. The 'town' division had a force of eight men and
Pillgwenlly
Pillgwenlly ( cy, Pilgwenlli), usually known as Pill, is a community (civil parish) and coterminous electoral district (ward) in the city of Newport, South Wales.
Etymology
The name is an elision of " Pîl Gwynllyw" (or "Gwynllyw's Pîl" in ...
division six men, all of whom were unpaid, with the exception of a Pill shoemaker, Rees Rees, who received £25 per annum for executing
warrants, serving
summons
A summons (also known in England and Wales as a claim form and in the Australian state of New South Wales as a court attendance notice (CAN)) is a legal document issued by a court (a ''judicial summons'') or by an administrative agency of governme ...
es and carrying out his general police duties.
The force was abolished in 1967, when it was amalgamated with the
Monmouthshire Constabulary to form
Gwent Police
Gwent Police ( cy, Heddlu Gwent) is a territorial police force in Wales, responsible for policing the local authority areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen.
The force was formed in 1967 by the amalgamation o ...
.
Defunct police forces of Wales
History of Newport, Wales
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