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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.<ref>''The Thin Blue Line'', Police Council for Great Britain Staff Side Claim for Undermanning Supplements, 1965</ref>
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.<ref>''The Thin Blue Line'', Police Council for Great Britain Staff Side Claim for Undermanning Supplements, 1965</ref>


On 1 April 1968 [[Thames Valley Constabulary]] was formed by the amalgamation of [[Buckinghamshire Constabulary]], [[Berkshire Constabulary]], [[Oxford City Police]], Oxfordshire Constabulary and [[Reading Borough Police]].
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==
*1857–1888: Captain Charles Mostyn Owen<ref>"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.</ref>
*1888–1917: Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Edward Alexander Holmes à Court (died 1923)
*1917-1920: Major Douglas Roberts (died 1920)<ref>"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.</ref><ref>"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.</ref>
*1921–1940: Captain Ernest Kennaway Arbuthnot
*1940–1944: Colonel Sir [[Eric St Johnston]] (afterwards [[Chief Constable of Durham]], 1944–50)
*1945–1954: Lt.-Col. Herman Rutherford (afterwards [[Chief Constable of Lincolnshire]], 1954–56)<ref>"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.</ref>
*1954-1964: James Edward Bailey (died 1964)<ref>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.</ref>
*1964-?: David Holdsworth<ref>"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.</ref>
*''1968 : Merged with other forces to form [[Thames Valley Police]]''


==See also==
==See also==
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*{{cite web |url= https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/about-us/who-we-are/thames-valley-police-museum/ |title=Thames Valley Police Museum |publisher=[[Thames Valley Police]]}}
*{{cite web |url= https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/about-us/who-we-are/thames-valley-police-museum/ |title=Thames Valley Police Museum |publisher=[[Thames Valley Police]]}}


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Latest revision as of 21:56, 30 March 2021

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

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

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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  • 1857–1888: Captain Charles Mostyn Owen[2]
  • 1888–1917: Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Edward Alexander Holmes à Court (died 1923)
  • 1917-1920: Major Douglas Roberts (died 1920)[3][4]
  • 1921–1940: Captain Ernest Kennaway Arbuthnot
  • 1940–1944: Colonel Sir Eric St Johnston (afterwards Chief Constable of Durham, 1944–50)
  • 1945–1954: Lt.-Col. Herman Rutherford (afterwards Chief Constable of Lincolnshire, 1954–56)[5]
  • 1954-1964: James Edward Bailey (died 1964)[6]
  • 1964-?: David Holdsworth[7]
  • 1968 : Merged with other forces to form Thames Valley Police

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.


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