BOBBY HELMET PLATES AND
DRESS HAT BADGES |
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Information about the "Current Constabularies"
out of the book "Badges of Office" writen by M.B. Taylor and V.L.
Wilkinson. |
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AVON & SOMERSET CONSTABULARY
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Formed 1.4.1974 from Bristol City, Somerset and
Bath and part of Gloucestershire. |
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Ayrshire Constabulary Kings Crown |
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BEDFORDSHIRE
CONSTABULARY |
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First Established 21.3.1840. |
Current force formed 1.4.1974 from Bedfordshire
and Luton. |
N.B., Luton Borough was re-established as a
seperate force from 1964-1966. |
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Bradford City Police |
![](gb_bradford_city_police_small.jpg) |
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Bristol
Const. |
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British
Transport Police |
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CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CONSTABULARY |
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First established 25.11.1851 |
Current force formed 1.4.1974 from Mid- Anglia. |
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CHESHIRE CONSTABLUARY |
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First established 20.4.1857 |
Current force formed 1.4.1974 from part of
Cheshire and part of Lancashire. |
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CLEVELAND CONSTABULARY
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Formed 1.4.1974 from Teesside, part of Durham,
part of York & N.E. Yorks. |
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Cornwall Const. |
(No picture) |
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CUMBRIA
CONSTABULARY |
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Formed 1.4.1967 from Cumberland, Westmorland &
Carlisle, part of Lancashire, part of West Yorkshire. |
N.B., Although Cumberland and Westmorland were
seperate forces they were administered as one constabulary under one
Chief Constable. |
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DEVON
& CORNWALL CONSTABULARY |
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Formed 1.4.1967 from Devon and Exeter, Plymouth
City and Cornwall County. |
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Dorset
& Bournemouth Const. |
![](dorset_bournemouth_const_small.jpg) |
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DURHAM
CONSTABULARY |
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First established 1.1.1840. |
Cuurent force formed 1.4.1974 from part of
Durham, part of York and North East Yorkshire. |
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East
Riding of Yorkshire Const. |
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![](east_riding_yorkshire_const_small.jpg) |
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ESSEX
POLICE |
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First established 1.2.1840 |
Current force formed 1.4.1974 from Essex &
Southend on Sea. |
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Essex & Southend on Sea
Const. |
![](essex_southend_sea_const_enamel_small.jpg) |
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE
CONSTABULARY |
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First established 24.10.1839 |
N.B., On 1.4.1974 part of the Gloucestershire
Police area became part of Avon & Somerset. |
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GREATER
MANCHESTER POLICE |
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Formed 1.4.1974 from Manchester & Salford, part
of Cheshire, part of Lancashire and part of West Yorkshire. |
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GWENT
CONSTABULARY |
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Forst formed 1.4.1967 |
Current force formed 1.4.1974 from part of Gwent
and part of South Wales. |
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HAMPSHIRE
CONSTABULARY |
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First established in December 1839. |
Current force formed 1.4.1967 from Hampshire &
Isle of Wight, Portsmouth City and Southampton. |
N.B., On 1.4.1974 part of the force area became
part of Dorset. |
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Police |
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HUMBERSIDE
POLICE |
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Formed 1.4.1974. |
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KENT
CONSTABULARY |
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Established 14.1.1857. |
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LANCASHIRE
CONSTABULARY |
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First establised 18.12.1839. |
Current force formed 1.4.1974 when parts of the
force area became parts of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester,
Lancashire and Merseyside. |
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Leeds City Police Hat
Badge (no picture) |
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LINCOLNSHIRE
CONSTABULARY |
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First established 1.1.1857. |
Current force formed 1.4.1974 when part of the
force area was lost to Humberside. |
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Liverpool
City
Police |
![](liverpool_city_police_small.jpg) |
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Liverpool
& Bootle
Police |
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Manchester City Police Hat Badge (no picture) |
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MERSEYSIDE
POLICE |
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Formed 1.4.1974 from Liverpool & Bootle, part of
Lancashire and part of Cheshire. |
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METROPOLITAN
POLICE |
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In 1798 the Marine Police was established with a
strength ofr about 1000. This force policed the River Thames and, in
1839, was incorporated into the Metropolitan Police to form the Thames
Division. |
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Mid-Anglia Const. |
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NORFOLK
CONSTABULARY |
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Established 22.11.1839 |
Current force formed 1.4.1974 from Norfolk
Joint. |
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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE POLICE |
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First established 1840 |
Current force formed 1.4.1974 from Northampton &
County. |
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NORTHUMBRIA
POLICE |
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Formed 1.4.1974 from Northumberland. |
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North Riding Const. |
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NORTH
YORKSHIRE POLICE |
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Formed 1.4.1974 from part of York & North East
Yorkshire and part of West Yorkshire. |
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
POLICE / CONSTABULARY |
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Established 1840. |
Current force formed 1.4.1974 from
Nottinghamshire Combined. |
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Sheffield
& Rotherham Const. |
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SOUTH
WALES CONSTABULARY |
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First formed 1.4.1968 |
Cuurent force formed 1.4.1974 from South Wales,
part of Dyfed-Powys and part of Gwent. |
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SOUTH
YORKSHIRE POLICE |
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Formed 1.4.1974 from Shefield & Rotherham, part
of West Yorkshire and part of Nottinghamshire. |
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SUFFOLK
CONSTABULARY |
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Formed 1.4.1967 from East Suffolk, West Suffolk
and Ipswich Borough. |
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Sunderland Police |
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SURREY
CONSTABULARY |
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Established 1851. |
Current force formed 1.4.1948 |
On 1.4.1974 part of the force area was
transfered to Sussex |
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SUSSEX
POLICE |
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First formed 1.4.1943 by amalgamation of Sussex
forces for the duration of the Second World War. |
On 31.3.1947 the combined forces disbanded and
reformed as seperate forces. On 1.1.1968 the forces again amalgamated. |
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Teesside
Const. |
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THAMES
VALLEY POLICE |
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Formed 1.4.1968 |
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Warwickshire
& Coventry Const. |
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WEST
MERCIA CONSTABULARY |
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Formed 1.10.1967. |
On 1.4.1974 part of the force area was lost to
West Midlands. |
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WEST
MIDLANDS POLICE |
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First formed 1.4.1966 |
Current force formed 1.4.1974 from West
Midlands, Birmingham City, parts of Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent, part
of Warwickshire & Coventry and part of West Mercia. |
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West
Riding
Const. |
![](gb_west_riding_const_small.jpg) |
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West
Sussex
Const. |
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West
Yorkshire Const. |
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WEST
YORKSHIRE METROPOLITAN POLICE |
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First established 1.10.1968. |
Current force formed 1.4.1974 as West Yorkshire
Metropolitan from part of West Yorkshire, Bradford City an Leeds City. |
On 1.4.1974 parts of the frce area transfered to
Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Humberside, Lancashire, North Yorkshire and
South Yorkshire. |
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WILTSHIRE
CONSTABULARY |
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First established November 1839. |
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