History
Oxfordshire Constabulary was established in 1857. It later absorbed Banbury Borough Police and Chipping Norton Borough Police (both established in 1836) and Henley Borough Police (established in 1838). In 1965 it had an establishment of 423 and an actual strength of 297.
On 1 April 1968 Thames Valley Constabulary was formed by the amalgamation of Buckinghamshire Constabulary, Berkshire Constabulary, Oxford City Police, Oxfordshire Constabulary and Reading Borough Police.
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