Anglesey Constabulary Explained

Agencyname:Anglesey Constabulary
Formed:1856
Dissolved:1 October 1950
Country:United Kingdom
Divtype:country
Divname:Wales
Subdivtype:police area
Subdivname:Anglesey
Police:yes
Sworntype:Police officers
Chief1position:Chief Constable
Officetype:Division

Anglesey Constabulary was the Home Office police force for the county of Anglesey, Wales from 1856 until 1950.

History

The Constabulary was formed in 1856, under the County and Borough Police Act 1856, to replace the existing parish constables responsible for enforcing the law in local areas. The Chief Constable's Office was located in Llangefni.[1]

Under the Police Act 1946, it amalgamated with Caernarvonshire Constabulary and Merionethshire Constabulary to form the Gwynedd Constabulary in 1950, which was later renamed North Wales Police in 1974.[2] The Constabulary's archives are held at Anglesey Archives.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anglesey Constabulary: British Police History . 2022-10-28 . british-police-history.uk.
  2. Book: Jones, J. Owain . The History of the Caernarvonshire Constabulary, 1856–1950 . Caernarvonshire Historical Society, Gwenlyn Evans, Ltd . 1963 . Caernarfon . 78–79.
  3. Web site: Anglesey Constabulary Records - Archives Hub . 2022-10-28 . archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk.