Cornwall County Constabulary was the Home Office police force for the county of Cornwall, England, until 1967. The force was formed in 1857. It absorbed Bodmin Borough Police in 1866, Liskeard Borough Police in 1877, Launceston Borough Police in 1883,

Falmouth Borough Police Falmouth may refer to: Places Antigua *Falmouth, Antigua and Barbuda *Falmouth Harbour, Antigua Australia * Falmouth, Tasmania, a locality in North-east Tasmania Canada * Falmouth, Nova Scotia, a community in Hants County *Upper Falmouth, Nova ...

, Helston Borough Police, Penryn Borough Police and St Ives Borough Police in 1889,

Truro City Police Truro City Police, known as Truro Borough Police until 1877, was the police force for the corporate town of Truro, Cornwall, from 1836 to 1921. It was established under the terms of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 which required every town ...

in 1921, and

Penzance Borough Police Penzance Borough Police was the police force for the borough and corporate town of Penzance, Cornwall, from 1836 to 1947. It was formed following the passing of the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, which reformed all UK boroughs, and stipulated ...

and the

Isles of Scilly Police Isles may refer to: Places *British Isles, often referred to as "the Isles" * Kingdom of the Isles, a medieval realm comprising the Hebrides, the islands of the Firth of Clyde, and the Isle of Man People * Carlin Isles (born 1989), American rug ...

in 1947. From 1947 it was officially called the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Constabulary, although this name was rarely used. In 1965, it had an establishment of 500 and an actual strength of 446. On 1 April 1967 it amalgamated with

Devon and Exeter Police Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon i ...

and

Plymouth City Police Plymouth City Police was the city force for Plymouth, Devon, from 1928 to 1967. The force’s title was conferred upon it when the borough of Plymouth achieved city status in 1928.The Police Service in Plymouth, Brian Moseley Formation At the t ...

to form

Devon and Cornwall Constabulary Devon and Cornwall Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the ceremonial counties of Devon and Cornwall (including the Isles of Scilly) in England. The force serves approximately 1.8 million people over an area of . Hi ...

Chief Constables

* 1857–1896 : Colonel Walter Raleigh Gilbert * 1896–1909 : Richard Middleton Hill * 1909–1935 : Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Bateman Protheroe-Smith, OBE * 1935–1956 : Major Edgar Hare * c.1965 : Kenneth Mortimer Wherly

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References

Devon and Cornwall Constabulary family treeHistory of Wadebridge Town and Police, by Peter Tuthill
Defunct police forces of England History of Cornwall Organisations based in Cornwall Government agencies established in 1857 1967 disestablishments in England 1857 establishments in England Crime in Cornwall {{Cornwall-org-stub