Berkshire Constabulary

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Berkshire Constabulary was the historic county police force responsible for law enforcement in Berkshire, England, prior to its incorporation into Thames Valley Police.

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instanceOf defunct police force in England
historic county police force
appliesToJurisdiction Berkshire NERFINISHED
historic county of Berkshire NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dissolvedOrAbolished 1968
duty crime prevention
criminal investigation
law enforcement
maintenance of public order
followedBy Thames Valley Police NERFINISHED
follows local borough police forces in Berkshire
hasLanguage English
hasPart Abingdon Borough Police (after amalgamation) NERFINISHED
Maidenhead Borough Police (after amalgamation) NERFINISHED
New Windsor Borough Police (after amalgamation) NERFINISHED
Newbury Borough Police (after amalgamation) NERFINISHED
Reading Borough Police (after amalgamation) NERFINISHED
Wallingford Borough Police (after amalgamation) NERFINISHED
Wantage Borough Police (after amalgamation) NERFINISHED
Windsor Borough Police (after amalgamation) NERFINISHED
Wokingham Borough Police (after amalgamation) NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Reading, Berkshire NERFINISHED
inception 1856
legalForm police force
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Berkshire NERFINISHED
England NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
operatedInTimePeriod 19th century
20th century
partOf policing structure of England and Wales
reasonForDissolution police force amalgamation under Police Act 1964
replacedBy Thames Valley Police NERFINISHED
sharesBorderWithSuccessorForceArea Avon and Somerset Constabulary area (via Thames Valley Police) NERFINISHED
Bedfordshire Police area (via Thames Valley Police)
Gloucestershire Constabulary area (via Thames Valley Police)
Hampshire Constabulary area (via Thames Valley Police)
Hertfordshire Constabulary area (via Thames Valley Police)
Metropolitan Police District (via Thames Valley Police) NERFINISHED
Northamptonshire Police area (via Thames Valley Police)
Surrey Police area (via Thames Valley Police)
Thames Valley Police area NERFINISHED
Warwickshire Police area (via Thames Valley Police)
West Mercia Police area (via Thames Valley Police)
Wiltshire Police area (via Thames Valley Police)

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Thames Valley Police formedByMergerOf Berkshire Constabulary