Chipping Norton Borough Police Explained

Chipping Norton Borough Police was the police force responsible for policing the borough of Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, England until 1856.[1]

It had been established in 1836 as a result of the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835. The police force was very small throughout its 20-year history with only one constable in post in 1844.[2] Chipping Norton Borough Police was amalgamated into the newly formed Oxfordshire Constabulary as a result of the County and Borough Police Act 1856.

Chipping Norton is today policed by the successor to Oxfordshire Constabulary, Thames Valley Police.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The History of Thames Valley Police . Thamesvalley.police.uk . 2017-03-17 .
  2. Book: The New Police in Nineteenth-Century England: Crime, Conflict and Control . David Taylor . 33 . 1997-03-15 . 9780719047299 . 2017-03-17.