Flintshire Constabulary was the

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force for the county of

Flintshire Flintshire () is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the Irish Sea to the north, the Dee Estuary to the north-east, the English county of Cheshire to the east, Wrexham County Borough to the south, and Denbighshire to the west. ...

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, from 1856 until 1967.

History

the Constabulary was formed in 1856, under the

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, to replace the existing parish constables responsible for enforcing the law in local areas. The Constabulary included divisions or districts, including Holywell,

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, Overton and

Rhyl Rhyl (; , ) is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire in Wales. The town lies on the coast of North Wales, at the mouth of the River Clwyd. To the west is Kinmel Bay and Towyn, to the east Prestatyn, and to the south-east Rhuddlan ...

. In 1965, the force had an establishment of 256 and an actual strength of 231.''The Thin Blue Line'', Police Council for Great Britain Staff Side Claim for Undermanning Supplements, 1965 The force amalgamated with

Denbighshire Constabulary Denbighshire Constabulary was the Home Office police force for the county of Denbighshire, Wales from 1840 until 1967. History The Constabulary was formed in 1840, under the County Police Act 1839, to replace the existing parish constables re ...

and Gwynedd Constabulary in 1967, under the Police Act 1964, to form a new Gwynedd Constabulary, which was renamed

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in 1974. The Constabulary's archives are held at North East Wales Archives,

Hawarden Hawarden (; ) is a village and community (Wales), community in Flintshire, Wales. It is part of the Deeside conurbation on the Wales-England border and is home to Hawarden Castle (medieval), Hawarden Castle. In the 2011 United Kingdom census, ...

History

Chief Constables

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