Denbighshire Constabulary
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Denbighshire Constabulary was the Home Office
police
force for the county of Denbighshire
, Wales
, until 1967, when it amalgamated
with Gwynedd Constabulary
and Flintshire Constabulary
to form a new Gwynedd Constabulary, which was renamed North Wales Police
in 1974.
In 1965, the force had an establishment of 320 and an actual strength of 302.
Home Office
The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...
police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
force for the county of Denbighshire
Denbighshire
Denbighshire is a county in north-east Wales. It is named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders. Denbighshire has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited part of Wales. Pontnewydd Palaeolithic site has remains of Neanderthals from 225,000 years...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, until 1967, when it amalgamated
Amalgamation (politics)
A merger or amalgamation in a political or administrative sense is the combination of two or more political or administrative entities such as municipalities , counties, districts, etc. into a single entity. This term is used when the process occurs within a sovereign entity...
with Gwynedd Constabulary
Gwynedd Constabulary
Gwynedd Constabulary was the Home Office police force for the counties of Caernarfonshire, Anglesey and Merionethshire, Wales.The force was formed in 1950 by the merger of Caernarfonshire Constabulary, Anglesey Constabulary and Merionethshire Constabulary...
and Flintshire Constabulary
Flintshire Constabulary
Flintshire Constabulary was the Home Office police force for the county of Flintshire, Wales, from 1856 until 1967.In 1965, the force had an establishment of 256 and an actual strength of 231....
to form a new Gwynedd Constabulary, which was renamed North Wales Police
North Wales Police
North Wales Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing North Wales. The headquarters are in Colwyn Bay, with divisional headquarters in St Asaph, Caernarfon and Wrexham....
in 1974.
In 1965, the force had an establishment of 320 and an actual strength of 302.