The Isle of Ely Constabulary was the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in the

Isle of Ely The Isle of Ely () is a historic region around the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire, Ely in Cambridgeshire, England. Between 1889 and 1965, it formed an Administrative counties of England, administrative county. Etymology Its name has been said to ...

area of

Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfor ...

from 1841-1965. The force was merged with four other constabularies to form the Mid Anglia Constabulary on 1 April 1965.

Chief Constables

*1841-53: Captain Frederic Blagg Hampton *1853-79: Captain John William Foster *1879-1906: Lieutenant-Colonel William Brown-Ferris (died 14 April 1906) *1906-19: Captain John Harold Mander (appointed Chief Constable of Norfolk April 1916, continued to hold post in Isle of Ely until 1919) *1919-30: Major William Richard Monyns Hartcup OBE (died 12 August 1930) *1930-57: Captain J C T Rivett-Carnac MC (Chief Constable of Huntingdonshire and Isle of Ely) *1957-65: Thomas Christopher Williams (Chief Constable of Huntingdonshire and Isle of Ely) (became Chief Constable of West Sussex).

References

{{reflist Defunct police forces of England Local government in Cambridgeshire 1841 establishments in England